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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X 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 3600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 95 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 3600X 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 108.75

Overall Rank:
888th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
862nd fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
298th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $167.00 USD (2025-05-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18161
Single Thread Rating
2650

Samples: 7427*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 20,476
Thread: 2,914

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Integer Math49,962 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math29,351 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers110 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,359 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption14,261 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression224,384 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,186 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,777 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,650 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$167.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2711927 - Jun 21 2025
18065
BL2711923 - Jun 21 2025
18612
BL2710714 - Jun 21 2025
18293
BL2710454 - Jun 21 2025
17420
BL2710184 - Jun 20 2025
16043
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
As of 23rd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
18,161
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
22,469 (+23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
15,998 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
14,281 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
14,246 (-21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
21,861 (+20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
19,730 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
19,537 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
16,850 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
19,877 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
18,932 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
19,541 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
17,935 (-1.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,451
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,298
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,804
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,640
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
3,626