Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Phenom II X4 830 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Phenom II X4 830 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3596 days newer than the cheaper Phenom II X4 830.
Advantages of AMD Phenom II X4 830
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - €27.62 vs €75.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 3600 - €0.04 vs €0.09 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Phenom II X4 830 - 797 vs 672 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom II X4 830 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom II X4 830 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2009
FPS
672
84%
Value, €/FPS
€0.04/FPS
100%
Price, €
€27.62
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2009
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 830 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2009 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Phenom II X4 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Deneb | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
14.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |