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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: 236.08

Overall Rank:
914th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
946th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
304th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $74.99 USD (2025-06-21)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17704
Single Thread Rating
2563

Samples: 30575*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Integer Math48,623 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,611 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers108 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,716 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,956 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression219,788 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,153 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,442 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,563 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th 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$77.99 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 3600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2708346 - Jun 20 2025
17380
BL2708039 - Jun 19 2025
18000
BL2707906 - Jun 19 2025
18082
BL2707718 - Jun 19 2025
18785
BL2707581 - Jun 19 2025
16557
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
19,339 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
16,105 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
18,161 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
14,034 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
16,912 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
19,487 (+10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
18,566 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
18,107 (+2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
16,120 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i3-14100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
15,383 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i3-13100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
14,689 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
14,281 (-19.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3,521