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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.10 GHz, 65 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

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

Game EFps  
+10%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		280 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+20% 		233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		110 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+9% 		101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+5% 		131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		135 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+13% 		119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		133 EFps +2% 131 EFps
Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,084,492 user samples
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11,853 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 122nd / 1426
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
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: 187th / 1426
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		91.4 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10% 		83.1 %
Average Score 
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16% 		76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		137 Pts +3% 133 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		267 Pts +3% 259 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		505 Pts +5% 483 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		891 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12% 		792 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+9%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		87.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		147 Pts +4% 141 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		291 Pts +4% 281 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		565 Pts +3% 546 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1073 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+23% 		869 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+972%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.06 % 1.18 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,867%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 94 % Much more popular.
+77%
Nice To Haves 
+22%
Age
Newest 		53+ Months 52 Months +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1514 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+39% 		1091 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1294 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+30% 		999 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 91.4%
Average Bench 83.1%
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Offered pretty much same performance as i9-9900K but without ability to OC and has lower base clock and all-core boost clock. Requires minimum Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo to sufficiently cool this monstrosity. [Oct '19 ColdSpy]

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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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