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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

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SPEED RANK: 201^st / 1442

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 74% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 192^nd / 1442

Gaming 84%

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Workstation 79%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		83.1 %			84.1 %	+1%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		1 %	Hitm2 1%, FarC5 1%, StrangeB 0%, TWarW2 2%, SotTR 2%, ACO 0%, MetroEx 1%, MESoW 0%, Divis2 0%
10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...	SotTR 2%, Divis2 2%	1 %	BFV 4%, MetroEx 4%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review	BFV 1%, Rage2 0%, Wolf2 0%	1 %	FarC5 5%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 2%, ACO 3%, MetroEx 0%, Sekiro 4%
05 Nov20\|Techpowerup AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review	BFV 1%, Rage2 0%, Wolf2 0%	1 %	FarC5 5%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 2%, ACO 3%, MetroEx 0%, Sekiro 4%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	BFV 1%, Rage2 1%, ACO 1%	1 %	FarC5 5%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 2%, MetroEx 1%, Sekiro 4%, Wolf2 0%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		1 %^OC	F118 1%^OC, GTAV 2%^OC, SotTR 1%^OC
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		2 %	Hitm2 2%, F118 1%, GTAV 2%, SotTR 2%
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		2 %^OC	Hitm2 1%^OC, FarC5 2%^OC, AotS 2%^OC, WarhDoW3 2%^OC, ProjC2 3%^OC, GTAV 0%^OC, Civ6 1%^OC, FinFant15 0%^OC, WoT 2%^OC, Divis2 1%^OC
20 Oct20\|Tom's Hardware AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Mar...		2 %	Hitm2 3%, FarC5 2%, AotS 1%, WarhDoW3 3%, ProjC2 3%, GTAV 2%, Civ6 3%, FinFant15 2%, WoT 3%, Divis2 1%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.3 Pts	76.9 Pts	+1%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	133 Pts	136 Pts	+2%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	259 Pts	264 Pts	+2%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	483 Pts	490 Pts	+1%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	792 Pts	808 Pts	+2%


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.5 Pts	+0%	87.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	141 Pts		146 Pts	+4%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	281 Pts		287 Pts	+2%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	546 Pts		553 Pts	+1%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	869 Pts		878 Pts	+1%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.22 %	Hugely higher market share. +455%	0.22 %
Value Value For Money	116 %	Better value. +28%	90.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	95 %	Much more popular. +38%	69 %
Price Price (score)	$83	Much cheaper. +60%	$210


Age Newest	57 Months		57 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores		6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads		12 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm		7 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz		3.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz		4.4 GHz	+5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1091 Pts		1106 Pts	+1%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	999 Pts		1017 Pts	+2%


Series CPU Architecture	Zen2	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

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]}

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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. ^{[Jul '19 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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