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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 444 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 7 2700X - 183 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - CA$169.22 vs CA$220.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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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
Very High
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1245
77.95867251095805%
Multi-Core
6113
88.80011621150494%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700X or Ryzen 5 3600
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
79 FPS
CA$17.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,370.86
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66 FPS
CA$29.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,954.4
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73 FPS
CA$16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,199.98
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63 FPS
CA$41.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$2,645.52
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54 FPS
CA$42.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$2,285.57
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48 FPS
CA$27.71/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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48 FPS
CA$27.08/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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