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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: 217.64

Overall Rank:
1034th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
1040th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
335th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $83.31 USD (2026-02-03)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18132
Single Thread Rating
2647

Samples: 8338*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Integer Math49,855 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math29,317 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers111 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,290 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption14,238 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression224,275 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,182 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,770 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,647 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$83.31 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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,939
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,584
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,132
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 217.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 2,647
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3291639 - Feb 17 2026
18694
BL3290849 - Feb 16 2026
18372
BL3290319 - Feb 16 2026
17003
BL3290314 - Feb 16 2026
18198
BL3290079 - Feb 16 2026
19042
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,132
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 19,291 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 16,009 (-11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 22,417 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 17,678 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 13,974 (-22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 13,162 (-27.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 12,782 (-29.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 12,111 (-33.2%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 16,889 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 13,139 (-27.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,540 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,036 (-0.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,432
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,780
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 3,617