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AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 32 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 222.35

Overall Rank:
860th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
889th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
284th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.66 USD (2025-04-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17713
Single Thread Rating
2564

Samples: 29235*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 19,842
Thread: 2,806

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Integer Math48,663 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,622 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers108 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,735 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,964 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression219,838 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,443 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,564 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$81.21 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$79.66 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,728
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,324
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,487
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,485
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,132
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,189
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 222.35
Intel Core i9-13900K
 136.90
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.82
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,658
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2560052 - Apr 17 2025
19319
BL2559724 - Apr 16 2025
16591
BL2559600 - Apr 16 2025
18334
BL2559416 - Apr 16 2025
18425
BL2559285 - Apr 16 2025
17717
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,713
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 19,342 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,168 (+2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 9,228 (-47.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,580 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,153 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i3-14100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 15,373 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i3-13100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,664 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,284 (-19.4%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,106 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 13,633 (-23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 12,796 (-27.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 11,571 (-34.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,605
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,511
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,426
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 3,524