AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU

Name: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Brand: AMD
SKU: 100-100000022BOX
Rating: 5.0 (27 reviews)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-core 12-Thread Wraith Spire Cooler 100-100000022BOX

★★★★★

(27 reviews)

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The world's most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment
Can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world's most popular games
6 Cores and 12 processing threads, bundled with the powerful AMD Wraith Spire cooler
4.4 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 35 MB of game Cache, ddr-3200 support
For the advanced socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on x570 motherboards

Specifications Overview

Model	100-100000022BOX Ryzen 5 3600X
Release Date	July 2019 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Ryzen 5
Core Name	Matisse
Socket	AM4
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	6
CPU Threads	12
CPU Clock Rate	3800 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4400 MHz
TDP	95 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	7 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	32 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Performance comparison with similar Processors

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT [6C / 12T] (115th)		103%
Intel Core i9-9900KS [8C / 16T] (116th)		103%
Intel Core i9-9900K [8C / 16T] (116th)		103%
Intel Core i9-9900KF [8C / 16T] (116th)		103%
Intel Core i9-9900 [8C / 16T] (116th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (120th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X [12C / 24T] (121st)		~
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X [8C / 16T] (122nd)		~
Intel Core i5-10600KF [6C / 12T] (122nd)		~
Intel Core i5-10600K [6C / 12T] (122nd)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X [6C / 12T] (122nd)		100%
Intel Core i7-10700 [8C / 16T] (126th)		99%
Intel Core i7-10700F [8C / 16T] (126th)		99%
Intel Core i7-7820X [8C / 16T] (128th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X [4C / 8T] (129th)		98%
Intel Core i5-10600 [6C / 12T] (130th)		98%
Intel Core i7-8700K [6C / 12T] (131st)		97%
Intel Core i7-8700 [6C / 12T] (132nd)		96%
Intel Core i5-9600K [6C / 6T] (132nd)		96%
Intel Core i7-9700K [8C / 8T] (132nd)		96%
Intel Core i9-10980XE [18C / 36T] (135th)		95%

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 [8C / 16T] (144th)		115%
Intel Core i9-9900 [8C / 16T] (145th)		115%
Intel Core i7-9800X [8C / 16T] (146th)		115%
Intel Core i5-11600KF [6C / 12T] (147th)		115%
Intel Core i5-11600K [6C / 12T] (147th)		115%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 [6C / 12T] (149th)		108%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X [8C / 16T] (150th)		105%
Intel Core i5-11400F [6C / 12T] (151st)		103%
Intel Core i5-11400 [6C / 12T] (151st)		103%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT [6C / 12T] (153rd)		102%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X [6C / 12T] (154th)		100%
Intel Core i7-8700K [6C / 12T] (155th)		98%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X [8C / 16T] (156th)		98%
Intel Core i7-9700K [8C / 8T] (157th)		97%
Intel Core i7-9700 [8C / 8T] (158th)		97%
Intel Core i7-9700F [8C / 8T] (158th)		97%
Intel Core i5-10600K [6C / 12T] (160th)		96%
Intel Core i5-10600KF [6C / 12T] (160th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X [8C / 16T] (162nd)		95%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 [6C / 12T] (163rd)		95%
Intel Core i5-10600 [6C / 12T] (164th)		94%

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

Intel Core i5-12600 [6C / 12T] (112th)		109%
Intel Core i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (113th)		109%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G [8C / 16T] (114th)		108%
Intel Core i5-13500T [14C / 20T] (115th)		108%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F [8C / 16T] (116th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 [12C / 24T] (117th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT [6C / 12T] (118th)		102%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (119th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X [6C / 6T] (120th)		102%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (121st)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X [6C / 12T] (122nd)		100%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT [6C / 12T] (123rd)		96%
Intel Core i5-12400 [6C / 12T] (124th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT [8C / 16T] (125th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT [6C / 12T] (126th)		92%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 [6C / 12T] (127th)		90%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G [6C / 12T] (128th)		87%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (129th)		87%
Intel Core i5-11600 [6C / 12T] (130th)		85%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 [8C / 16T] (131st)		85%
Intel Core i7-11700K [8C / 16T] (132nd)		84%

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