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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: NA

Overall Rank:
867th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
898th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
288th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17712
Single Thread Rating
2564

Samples: 29305*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Integer Math48,660 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,621 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers108 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,734 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,964 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression219,832 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,443 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,564 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$81.21 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$79.66 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,317
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,489
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,485
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 141.54
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.16
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,658
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2560052 - Apr 17 2025
19319
BL2559724 - Apr 16 2025
16591
BL2559600 - Apr 16 2025
18334
BL2559416 - Apr 16 2025
18425
BL2559285 - Apr 16 2025
17717
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,712
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,169 (+2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,580 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,143 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,284 (-19.4%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 14,106 (-20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 21,868 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 19,803 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 19,542 (+10.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,202 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,945 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,922 (-4.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,025 (-9.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,516
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,328
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,601
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,692
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,418
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,341
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 3,524