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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 817 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 1600 - 722 vs 665 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - CA$169.22 vs CA$250.0
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1600BBAFBOX)
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1068
66.87539135879774%
Multi-Core
4578
66.50203370133643%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 5 3600
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
487 FPS
CA$2.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,370.86
In Stock
439 FPS
CA$4.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,954.4
In Stock
467 FPS
CA$2.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,199.98
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427 FPS
CA$6.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$2,645.52
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390 FPS
CA$5.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$2,285.57
In Stock
365 FPS
CA$3.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,329.99
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365 FPS
CA$3.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,299.99
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