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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: 255.23

Overall Rank:
763rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
735th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
258th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $71.25 USD (2024-12-21)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18185
Single Thread Rating
2652

Samples: 6593*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Integer Math50,065 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math29,372 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers110 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,419 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption14,281 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression224,466 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,190 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,783 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,652 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$175.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$69.20 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,185
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 255.23
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K
 154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
 111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 2,652
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5081744 - Dec 18 2024
19770
BL2284760 - Dec 18 2024
17501
BL2284742 - Dec 18 2024
18360
BL2284335 - Dec 17 2024
15806
BL2284325 - Dec 17 2024
18353
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,185
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 17,742 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 13,900 (-23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 19,387 (+6.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 15,699 (-13.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 16,123 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 15,662 (-13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 14,808 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 14,096 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 9,467 (-47.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 22,528 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 21,573 (+18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,631 (+2.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 3,631