AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 can be found below. 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?

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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: 212.81

Overall Rank: 662

Last Price Change: $83.49 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

17768

Single Thread Rating: 2568
Samples: 24016*
*Margin for error: Low

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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Integer Math	48,864 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,689 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	108 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,889 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,014 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	220,213 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,160 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,460 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,568 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$92.06 USD	Buy Now!
	$83.49 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Gaming Chronos Mini Gaming PC Desktop – AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 3050, 500GB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 600W Gold PSU, Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$810.28 (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	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T,up to 4.0 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD,Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz,Wifi6/BT5.2/Gaming/Office/Home,Auto Power On	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Pc NSX Gamers Desktop Gaming (AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 4.6GHz NVIDIA, 16GB 2 * 8 GB DDR4 3600, 512Gb M2 NVME SSD, RGB Fans, Windows 11 Home, WiFi Ready, Mouse and Keyboard)	$499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Chronos Mini Gaming Computer PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz, GTX 1650 4G, 500G SSD, 8G 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$831.08 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,344
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,192
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,651
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,019
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,431
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.64
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.12
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2080390 - Apr 17 2024		16720
BL2080308 - Apr 17 2024		18005
BL2080229 - Apr 17 2024		18642
BL2080226 - Apr 17 2024		18642
BL2080052 - Apr 17 2024		18309

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		13,919 (-21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		19,455 (+9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		16,046 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		18,217 (+2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		16,138 (-9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		15,667 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		14,819 (-16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		13,177 (-25.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		19,900 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,087 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		21,569 (+21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600		18,659 (+5.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,651
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,571
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,987
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		3,731

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