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Ryzen 5 3600

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 83.1% (214th of 1463)

Based on 1,072,639 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00870F10 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor

AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. [Jun '19 CPUPro]

Poor: 73%Average: 83.1% Great: 92%
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 averaged just 16.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 133Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 259Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 999Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 792Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 1,072,639 samples)
Rank 21483.1%
Min Avg Max
65.7 Memory 76.3 87.5
117 1-Core 133 141
222 2-Core 259 281
85% 156 Pts
Min Avg Max
410 4-Core 483 546
678 8-Core 792 869
77.9% 638 Pts
Min Avg Max
868 64-Core 999 1,091
61.8% 999 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 74.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 274
88% 163 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 857
86% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,054
65% 1,054 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 75
1-Core 138
2-Core 267
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 815
82% 669 Pts
64-Core 1,057
65% 1,057 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 66.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 264
82% 154 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 839
83% 676 Pts
64-Core 1,090
68% 1,090 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
80% Excellent
Memory 66.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 266
83% 157 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 836
81% 668 Pts
64-Core 1,007
62% 1,007 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
74.6% Very good
Memory 75.4
1-Core 139
2-Core 277
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 501
59% 457 Pts
64-Core 549
34% 549 Pts
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Gaming 98%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples8,030x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,501x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $266Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,327x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $395Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,154x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples666x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples546x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial  $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples539x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,007x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples773x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $615

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 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site www.amd.com/...

3rd generation AMD Ryzen processor, built to perform, designed to win...

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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

6 days ago.

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Would not recomend for gaming, latency too high—Jan '21

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AMD are great at selling junk. They pee in the well with fake comments, glorified cheerleaders on youtube and paid magazine reviews. My POS PC still crashes randomly. Everybody needs to call the rats out instead of letting them get away with it.—Apr '21

GBR-User
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Terrible

1 month ago.

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Don't fall for AMD's marketing BS, save your money and get a better GPU which will actually make a difference—Feb '21

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worse fps compared to the i5 10400f but is 45 quid more—Apr '21

BRA-User
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4,721

Excellent

16 days ago.

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Actually terrible value for money as of october 2020. If you're spending 200usd on a CPU you might as well stretch it to 300 and get a 3700X which will be far more future proof as it's likely the same CPU the new consoles use and offers you two extra cores. And what's worse is that this is handly beaten by the i5-10400F on 1080p gaming which is about 20usd cheaper and doesn't get as gimped by using lower ram speeds, so really makes very little sense right now at the 200usd mark, only get it for under 150usd and cheaper if used.—Nov '20

CPUPro
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Good

5 years ago.

SGP-User
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2,036

Disliked

11 months ago.

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Great for GTX 1660 ti or below. Higbly do not recommend to pair this with any RTX GPU as the 3600 will bottleneck them noticeably. For instance, an RTX 2060 super will be utilized at 90% most of the time if paired with the 3600. For video editing it performs almost the same as the 8700k and the 9700k. All in all, you have to choose the right CPU depending on your own usage, not based on benchmarks or what other people recommend. Although significantly improved over previous generations, the 3600 is still picky with RAM and refuses to run the Corsair Vengeance LPX at the rated speed of 3200Mhz, only allowing it to run at 2933 MHz after long days of tweaking and testing for stability.—Dec '19

MOZ-User
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644

Excellent

2 years ago.

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Creates a gaming bottleneck, avoid.—Jan '21

MUS-User
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572

Good

2 years ago.

The price actually increased from 250 to 290 usd so if you could change that it would be better

SquirrelMonster
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30

Good

3 years ago.

I have one and it works great. I am probably going to upgrade to a ryzen 5000 series CPU but this has served as a great place holder in my pc build while I wait to get enough money to do the full upgrades to get a ryzen 9 5900x (I need a new cooler as well). My good friend also has one and it works extremely well for him.

Strelka
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18

Excellent

3 years ago.

I absolutely love this chip. Runs everything without complaint since 2019.

ZaInT
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16

Excellent

8 months ago.

Nowadays can be found dirt cheap used, for below $100 it's a great CPU - got mine for $60 and that's hard to beat.

valen7
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10

Excellent

12 months ago.

incredibly FAST and reliable CPU, perfect for Low to mid-range graphics cards for an amazing price.

Jagalina
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4

Excellent

5 months ago.

this is a great cpu for anything up to a 3060 ti and for the price it is great value.

daemorth
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4

Excellent

3 months ago.

fantastic value

DANLESPOIR
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2

Excellent

5 months ago.

Its cheap in most palaces and has a nearly 5% less performace than a i5-11400 thats cost at times double its price , Best this for juts casual and some Hard core gaming and pretty cool ❄

Pizza_rullen
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2

Excellent

4 months ago.

Good and cheap

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