AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Xeon 638
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 2
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
95 W
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
12
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
32.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
80
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,534
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Geekbench 5
1,323
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Geekbench 6
6,388
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Geekbench 5
7,338
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Passmark CPU
2,636
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Passmark CPU
18,224
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.