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CA$138.62
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Prices and StockMSRP $99
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MSRP $99
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 4100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1002 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 3 4100 - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 4100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 3 4100
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$99.00 vs CA$138.62
- Up to 28% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$0.81 vs CA$1.13 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
123
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.13/FPS
72%
Price, CA$
CA$138.62
71%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
122
99%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 3 4100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 411 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Ryzen 3 4100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Matisse | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 3 4100
With selected game settings
20 FPS
CA$59.43/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
CA$21.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,299
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48 FPS
CA$24.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,199
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45 FPS
CA$31.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,420
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55 FPS
CA$21.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,199.98
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