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: 227.47

Overall Rank:
723rd fastest in multithreading out of 4844 CPUs
692nd fastest in single threading out of 4844 CPUs
241st fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.99 USD (2024-09-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

18195

Single Thread Rating

2653

Samples: 6334*
*Margin for error: Low

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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Integer Math	50,102 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	29,383 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	110 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,444 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,291 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	224,543 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,190 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,787 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,653 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$190.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$77.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	ASUS 2022 Newest ROG Strix GL10 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core Processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort, WiFi, Windows 11 Home	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC (AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, RTX 3060, 16GB 3600Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming Desktop Computer S3WT-B550-G36-LCS,White	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	NSX GAMING 4060 Series PC Desktop AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz, RTX 4060, 1TB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3600, 650W 80+ PSU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 64-bit	$889.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Nebula Gaming PC Desktop – AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz, NVIDIA GTX 1650, 500GB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 600W Gold PSU, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit,Black	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS 2022 Newest ROG Strix GL10 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core Processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort, WiFi, Windows 11 Home	$1039.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,107
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,125
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,608
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,270
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,169

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		227.47
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.55
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		143.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		125.76
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.94
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,907
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		2,653
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2198553 - Sep 19 2024		18407
BL2198114 - Sep 18 2024		18397
BL2198022 - Sep 18 2024		19450
BL5073598 - Sep 18 2024		17145
BL2197821 - Sep 18 2024		18544

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
As of 19th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		17,750 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		22,550 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		13,907 (-23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		21,574 (+18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		19,406 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-10600 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		13,691 (-24.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		15,699 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		17,150 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		16,359 (-10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		16,129 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		14,820 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		14,119 (-22.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,436
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,261
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,091
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,969
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,779
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,528
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		3,633

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