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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

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

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
310 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+33%
233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
101 EFps 101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
134 EFps +2% 131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
131 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+10%
119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
120 EFps 131 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,456,059 user samples
383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 119th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
1,072,639 User Benchmarks
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)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 214th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
95.9 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
83.1 %
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
13 % BFV 13%, SotTR 14%, MetroEx 10%, Divis2 14%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review
9 % FarC5 29%, BFV 7%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 20%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 22%, Wolf2 2%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review
9 % FarC5 29%, BFV 7%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 1%, Witcher3 1%, Civ6 20%, ACO 2%, MetroEx 3%, Sekiro 22%, Wolf2 2%
22 Nov22|Gamers Nexus
Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...
33 % FinFant14 25%, GTAV 30%, SotTR 43%, CSGO 39%, R6S 39%, TWarW3 20%
06 Nov20|Gamers Nexus
Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C...
29 % SotTR 43%, GTAV 28%, RDR2 16%, TWarTKC 30%, F120 45%, TWarTKB 26%, ACO 16%
05 Nov20|Anandtech
AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ...
18 % FarC5 29%, Bord3 11%, GTAV 16%, Civ6 52%, FinFant15 13%, Chernob 10%, DExMD 13%, FinFant14 19%, F119 25%, RDR2 2%, GearsT 17%, WoT 27% StrangeB 1%
16 Jan21|Hardware Unboxed
Is Zen 3 Really Worth it For Gamin...
10 % Dirt5 6%, Godfall 17%, WatchDL 8%, HorizZD 5%, F120 8%, R6S 7%, DoomE 9%, Hitm2 29%, SotTR 12%, CPunk 4%, ACV 5%, RDR2 8%, WarThund 1%, DeathStra 32%, ResE3 3%, WolfYB 9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10%
76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
162 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
133 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
315 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22%
259 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
580 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+20%
483 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
883 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11%
792 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
87.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
172 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
141 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
342 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+22%
281 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
667 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+22%
546 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
989 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+14%
869 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,738,845 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.29 % Slightly higher market share.
+7%
1.21 %
Value
Value For Money
123 % Slightly better value.
+8%
114 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
95 % +1% 94 %
Price
Price (score)
$112 $88 Cheaper.
+22%
Age
Newest
47 Months More recent.
+25%
63 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 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
3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+10%
4.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1160 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+6%
1091 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1055 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+6%
999 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen3 Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None

The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the MSRP. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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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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