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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: 277.62

Overall Rank:
809th fastest in multithreading out of 5003 CPUs
780th fastest in single threading out of 5003 CPUs
269th fastest in out of 1414 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $65.47 USD (2025-02-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18176
Single Thread Rating
2651

Samples: 6951*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Integer Math50,024 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math29,364 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers110 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,390 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption14,273 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression224,446 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,188 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,783 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,651 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of February 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$77.11 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,851
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,549
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,205
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,722
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 277.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 218.79
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 196.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.67
Intel Core i9-12900K
 139.78
Intel Core i9-13900K
 120.11
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.47
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.34
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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,149
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 2,651
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2429884 - Feb 20 2025
17773
BL2429576 - Feb 20 2025
18388
BL2429355 - Feb 20 2025
17804
BL2429320 - Feb 20 2025
18729
BL2428968 - Feb 20 2025
18996
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 17,722 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 16,125 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 22,499 (+23.8%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 14,067 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 9,462 (-47.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 13,180 (-27.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 21,565 (+18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 19,349 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,622 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,191 (+0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 16,043 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i3-13100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 14,654 (-19.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,595
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,573
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,840
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,565
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,366
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,183
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,021
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 3,629