Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 444 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 2600 - 151 vs 135 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$142.72 vs CA$460.57
- Up to 65% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$1.06 vs CA$3.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
151
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.05/FPS
34.754098360655746%
Price, CA$
CA$460.57
30%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$460.57 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44025 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
135
89.40397350993378%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$142.72
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$142.72 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44025 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
70.15834348355664%
Multi-Core
4841
69.15714285714286%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Matisse | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |