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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: 188.65

Overall Rank:
794th fastest in multithreading out of 4942 CPUs
825th fastest in single threading out of 4942 CPUs
263rd fastest in out of 1401 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $93.99 USD (2025-01-17)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17731
Single Thread Rating
2565

Samples: 27227*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Integer Math48,735 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,645 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers108 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,773 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,980 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression219,959 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,448 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,565 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd 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$93.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$96.07 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,868
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,406
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,082
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,578
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,512
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,882
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,227
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,731
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,608
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,154
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 216.46
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 188.65
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 187.04
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.43
Intel Core i9-12900K
 146.06
Intel Core i9-13900K
 121.38
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.12
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 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,904
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
 2,925
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,658
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2352177 - Jan 18 2025
18431
BL2352042 - Jan 18 2025
18341
BL2351887 - Jan 18 2025
18541
BL2351837 - Jan 18 2025
16113
BL2351831 - Jan 18 2025
18286
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,731
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 18,179 (+2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 21,882 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,992 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 21,568 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 19,503 (+10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 19,368 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,154 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 16,127 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 15,695 (-11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 22,512 (+27.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 20,183 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 12,173 (-31.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,201
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,874
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,610
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,578
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,513
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,353
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,177
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,153
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 3,528