TEST
YOUR CPU
ADD TO PC
BUILD

AMD 100-100000031BOX

Ryzen 5 3600

▲ 9323,646 ▼

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

Average Bench: 81.9% (158th of 1355)

Based on 1,123,668 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: 81.9% Great: 89%
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship

Popular builds with this CPU

Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 averaged just 18.1% 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 Mixed Speed 124Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 243Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is just 16.6%. 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 Mixed Speed 1,063Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 797Pts
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 1,123,668 samples)
Rank 15881.9%
Min Avg Max
67.4 Memory 78.4 87.6
109 1-Core 124 130
211 2-Core 243 259
83.8% 148 Pts
Min Avg Max
389 4-Core 458 507
674 8-Core 797 872
78.8% 627 Pts
Min Avg Max
906 64-Core 1,063 1,156
71.3% 1,063 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 78.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 803
80% 633 Pts
64-Core 1,079
72% 1,079 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 234
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 781
76% 610 Pts
64-Core 1,046
70% 1,046 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
79.6% Very good
Memory 71.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 798
80% 634 Pts
64-Core 1,052
71% 1,052 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
79.4% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 228
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 632
67% 520 Pts
64-Core 675
45% 675 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
79.3% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 700
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 940
63% 940 Pts
1,123,668 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 52,886,336 CPUs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $200 @ launch in Jul '19
AmazonUS $1898 mins
EbayUS $20412 mins
Send price feedback
Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical Ryzen 5 3600 Builds (Compare 98,030 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $121

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $189Bench 82%, 1,123,668 samples45,442x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples10,094x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples9,662x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 380,580 samples6,887x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 106%, 758,178 samples4,008x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $71Bench 290%, 374,690 samples3,337x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $71Bench 272%, 403,706 samples3,238x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples11,774x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples5,798x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $64Bench 85%, 269,535 samples4,842x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $868

Popular Ryzen 5 3600 compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your CPU? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchMark.
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy.
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC.
  • - See speed test results from other users.
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders.
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 2022 CPU Rankings.

We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,978

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 2 years ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
8,730

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

18 hrs ago.

Comment 

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

Comment 

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

Tutorial  youtu.be/...

Boost performance

GBR-User
Avatar level
5,216

Liked

10 days ago.

Comment 

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

Comment 

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

BRA-User
Avatar level
4,113

Excellent

1 day ago.

Comment 

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
Avatar level
1,978

Good

2 years ago.

SGP-User
Avatar level
1,748

Liked

13 days ago.

Comment 

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
Avatar level
540

Liked

16 months ago.

Comment 

Creates a gaming bottleneck, avoid.—Jan '21

MUS-User
Avatar level
496

Good

6 months ago.

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

mirr123
Avatar level
34

Excellent

11 months ago.

Amazing budget option . The 7nm process really breaks boundaries for performance .

SquirrelMonster
Avatar level
30

Good

17 months 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
Avatar level
18

Excellent

16 months ago.

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

Izmickey11
Avatar level
14

Excellent

16 months ago.

best all rounder cpu, would pair it up with a 1660 or a 5700

Karaa
Avatar level
12

Good

6 months ago.

Draws power and heats up like an overclocked intel cpu but performs much better.

Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Over the hill
Age: 2 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Intel Core i5-12600K
vs Intel Core i5-12400F
vs Intel Core i7-12700K
vs Intel Core i5-11600K
vs Intel Core i3-12100F
vs Intel Core i5-12400
vs Intel Core i7-11700K
vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

1355 Processors (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different CPUs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Processors FAQ
AMD vs Intel: Gaming performance 2012-2021
How does IPC compare between AMD's Ryzen and Intel's Kaby Lake?
What is multi core mixed speed?
What is multi core integer speed?
What is multi core floating point speed?
What is single core mixed CPU speed?
What is quad core mixed CPU speed?
What is quad core floating point speed?
What is quad core integer speed?
What is single core floating point speed?
What is single core integer speed?
What is the GeekBench single core score?
What is a CPU?
What is the effective CPU speed index?
What is overclocking?
What is thermal design power (TDP)?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170Nvidia RTX 3050 $250Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback