AMD A6-3600 APU

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Is the AMD A6-3600 APU Good for Gaming?

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AMD A6-3600 APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 4.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A6-3600 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 65.11

Overall Rank: 2535

Last Price Change: $24.95 USD (2020-06-04)

Average CPU Mark

1624

Single Thread Rating: 893
Samples: 133*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,606
Thread: 745

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A6-3600 APU

Integer Math	4,704 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,892 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	438.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	34.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	789 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	893 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A6-3600 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2023.

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Pricing History

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	Mini PC Intel Celeron N3350(up to 2.4GHz) Windows 10 Pro 6GB RAM/64GB eMMC HDMI/VGA Port Support M.2_SATA_2280 SSD 4K HD Gigabit Ethernet 2.4G/5.0G Dual WiFi BT4.2 Micro PC	$109.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U Processor（up to 4.1GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CHUWI HeroBox Mini PC,Windows 11 Mini Desktop Computer,Intel Celeron N5100 Quad Core Processor, 8GB RAM 256GB SSD,Dual WiFi/BT/Gigabit Ethernet/VESA / 4K HD/USB 3.0/Support 2TB SATA Extension	$149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER6 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (6nm,8C/16T) up to 4.7GHz,AMD Radeon 680M 12Core 2.2Ghz, 32G DDR5 4800Mhz+500G M.2 pcle4.0 SSD,4K@60Hz Triple Display,WiFi6/BT5.2/LAN 2.5G/ Mini Game Computers	$618.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Processor 6-core with Radeon Graphics, 12 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM, 512 GB HD - Windows 10 Home, Multi-Display Capable, 5.1 Surround Sound (TP01-1140)	$589.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
AMD A6-3600 APU		1,624

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
AMD A6-3600 APU		65.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD A6-3600 APU		893

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A6-3600 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1724944 - Jan 20 2023		1851
BL1690864 - Dec 09 2022		1338
BL1561492 - May 05 2022		1535
BL1531700 - Mar 13 2022		1918
BL1489119 - Jan 01 2022		1434

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A6-3600 APU
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A6-3600 APU		1,624
AMD A6-3620 APU vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,857 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A6-3600 APU		2,293 (+41.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,860 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,488 (-8.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 960T vs AMD A6-3600 APU		2,290 (+41.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,957 (+20.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,711 (+5.3%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,608 (-1.0%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,549 (-4.7%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,367 (-15.9%)
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,303 (-19.8%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs AMD A6-3600 APU		1,232 (-24.1%)

Is the AMD A6-3600 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
AMD A6-3600 APU		199

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