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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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

Game EFps  
+3%
CSGO 2060S
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps 233 EFps
GTAV 2060S
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps +4% 101 EFps
Overwatch 2060S
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		130 EFps 131 EFps +1%
PUBG 2060S
M249 Training 1080p Max 		124 EFps +4% 119 EFps
Fortnite 2060S
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8% 		131 EFps
Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 227,966 user samples
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94,523 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 84% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 84% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 20th / 1206
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
133,443 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 80% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 35th / 1206
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5% 		88.4 %
Average User Bench 
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		136 Pts +4% 131 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 		269 Pts +4% 258 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		522 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6% 		492 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 		949 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+18% 		806 Pts
Overclocked Bench 
+8%
1-Core
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		142 Pts +4% 136 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed 		282 Pts +4% 271 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		552 Pts +3% 536 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1062 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+22% 		874 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+27%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		2.19 % 3.35 % Much higher market share.
+53%
Value
Value For Money 		89.6 % 98.2 % Slightly better value.
+10%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		161 % 168 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$320 $190 Much cheaper.
+41%
Nice To Haves 
+16%
Age
Newest 		6 Months 6 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm 7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz +5% 4.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1505 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+33% 		1131 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		1426 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+36% 		1047 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.1%
Average Bench 88.4%
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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor that is priced at $190 USD and 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 around 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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