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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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2 Cores, 4 Threads.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+62%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 303,523 user samples
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294,959 User Benchmarks
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: 213th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
8,564 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 764th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+62% 		52 %
Average Score 
+173%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.9 Pts +1% 75.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		136 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+133% 		58.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		264 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+149% 		106 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		490 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+197% 		165 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		808 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+384% 		167 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+149%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.1 Pts +3% 84.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		146 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+110% 		69.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		287 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+122% 		129 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		553 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+172% 		203 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		878 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+337% 		201 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.24 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		95.5 % Much better value.
+55% 		61.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		70 % Much more popular.
+37% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$175 $150 Cheaper.
+14%
Nice To Haves 
+336%
Age
Newest 		64 Months Much more recent.
+51% 		130+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1,106 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+456% 		199 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1,017 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+502% 		169 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.1%
Average Bench 52%

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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Have had this CPU for over 5 years now and it's handled most of my gaming demands but really struggled on current gen games. With my new GTX1080, it's a clear bottleneck that needs replacing. [Dec '17 Kevster5]

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