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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: 232.34

Overall Rank:
768th fastest in multithreading out of 4929 CPUs
736th fastest in single threading out of 4929 CPUs
258th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $78.24 USD (2025-01-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18178
Single Thread Rating
2651

Samples: 6735*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Integer Math50,041 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math29,363 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers110 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,402 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption14,275 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression224,428 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,189 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,781 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,651 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of January 2025.
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$78.24 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,889
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,417
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,086
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,585
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,107
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,882
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,234
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,178
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,734
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,598
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 232.34
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 197.87
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 186.07
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.87
Intel Core i9-12900K
 143.31
Intel Core i9-13900K
 109.06
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 54.55
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 13th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,155
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 2,651
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2337723 - Jan 12 2025
18574
BL2337463 - Jan 12 2025
18376
BL2337107 - Jan 12 2025
14405
BL2336821 - Jan 11 2025
17844
BL2336379 - Jan 11 2025
18132
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
As of 13th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,178
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 17,734 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 22,517 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 21,576 (+18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 19,370 (+6.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 15,689 (-13.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 16,125 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 16,054 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 14,086 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 13,164 (-27.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 12,178 (-33.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 10,677 (-41.3%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 9,832 (-45.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,873
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,749
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,591
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,313
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,861
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,631
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,541
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,262
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,225
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,135
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,910
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 3,631