Average Bench: 84.8% (165th of 1420)

Based on 30,318 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00870F10 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-Core Processor

The XT series of Ryzen CPUs barely outperform their cheaper X and non-X counterparts: 3600, 3600X, 3800X, 3900X. Outside of encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU the Ryzen architecture remains limited by relatively high latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync remains far more efficient than CPU cores for encoding. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn. The best value CPU amongst the Ryzen range is the 3300X which is the first design to focus on delivering lower latency, and therefore better performance where users need it, rather than “Moar Coars”. Aside from the army of anonymous influencers on social media (reddit, forums, youtube etc.), users will be hard pressed to find rational arguments that favor the XT variants over their cheaper predecessors. [Jul '20 CPUPro]

Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT averaged just 15.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 140Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 272Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is 20.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,029Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 821Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 30,318 samples)
Min Avg Max
66.3 Memory 77.4 88.1
112 1-Core 140 150
228 2-Core 272 296
88.3% 163 Pts
Min Avg Max
420 4-Core 495 563
676 8-Core 821 905
80.3% 658 Pts
Min Avg Max
865 64-Core 1,029 1,127
63.7% 1,029 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Memory 90.7
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 908
88% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,069
66% 1,069 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Memory 81
1-Core 151
2-Core 293
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 873
88% 713 Pts
64-Core 1,132
70% 1,132 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Memory 84.8
1-Core 148
2-Core 284
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 886
86% 709 Pts
64-Core 1,074
66% 1,074 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Memory 88.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 265
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 839
82% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Memory 75.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 885
87% 711 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Memory 67.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 862
86% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,120
69% 1,120 Pts
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Typical Ryzen 5 3600XT Builds (Compare 17,389 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 100%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $967

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overhyped and overpriced—Jan '21


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1 month ago.

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Experienced gamers avoid AMD for a reason... A bus company with drunk drivers can’t win long term users with paid reviews.—Jan '21


Poor

2 years ago.

the 3600 makes much more sense


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3 years ago.


Good

20 months ago.

Sham product release, crafted to give AMD’s social media army a fake punch bag to beat on.


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