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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: 282.22

Overall Rank:
1029th fastest in multithreading out of 5489 CPUs
1074th fastest in single threading out of 5489 CPUs
332nd fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $62.66 USD (2025-12-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17684
Single Thread Rating
2561

Samples: 34152*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Integer Math48,539 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,589 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers109 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,671 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,939 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression219,698 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,150 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,439 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,561 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$67.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,551
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,354
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,952
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 27,709
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,546
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 282.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 163.67
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 145.73
Intel Core i5-12400F
 130.77
Intel Core i9-14900K
 130.40
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 3,447
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3118536 - Dec 09 2025
17473
BL3118050 - Dec 08 2025
17600
BL3118006 - Dec 08 2025
18021
BL3117795 - Dec 08 2025
18531
BL3117687 - Dec 08 2025
17966
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,684
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 19,311 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,135 (+2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,047 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,897 (-4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,554 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,028 (+1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,057 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,241 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,240 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,072 (-20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 12,781 (-27.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 12,260 (-30.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,446
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,795
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,447
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,669
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,475
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,415
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 3,514