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CA$392.25
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Prices and StockMSRP $249
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MSRP $249
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 817 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 4% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 118 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$167.62 vs CA$392.25
- Up to 59% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$1.42 vs CA$3.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.42/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$167.62
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | 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 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
54 FPS
CA$25.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,390.93
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43 FPS
CA$41.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,768.18
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40 FPS
CA$35.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,420
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49 FPS
CA$24.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,199.98
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Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 5 3600 Popular Comparisons
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CA$193.76
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CA$392.25
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CA$179.98
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CA$392.25
vs
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CA$249
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CA$392.25
vs
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CA$696.59
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CA$392.25
vs
Core i7-13700K
Ryzen 5 1600X
CA$392.25
vs
Core i5-13400F
CA$270.1
Ryzen 5 1600X
CA$392.25
vs
Core i7-14700KF
CA$469
Ryzen 5 1600X
CA$392.25
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
CA$1,099.99
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CA$392.25
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CA$392.25
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CA$109
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CA$392.25
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CA$392.25
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CA$419
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CA$392.25
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CA$239.47
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CA$167.62
vs
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CA$692.99
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
CA$319
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
CA$250.98
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
CA$209
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
CA$119
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
CA$439
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
CA$287.64
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
CA$279
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i7-12700K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
CA$177.27
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i7-14700K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
CA$549
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
CA$499
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
CA$377
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i9-12900K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i9-12900KF
CA$449
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i5-12600KF
CA$268.04
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
CA$193.76
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
CA$179.98
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i5-12600K
CA$249
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i9-14900KF
CA$696.59
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i7-13700K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i5-13400F
CA$270.1
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i7-14700KF
CA$469
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
CA$1,099.99
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
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Core i9-14900K