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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 710 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 3 1200 - 219 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - €34.94 vs €81.96
- Up to 57% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 3600 - €0.16 vs €0.37 per FPS
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
214
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€34.94
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Matisse | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 3 1200
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
81 FPS
€10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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87 FPS
€9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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87 FPS
€9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
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81 FPS
€9.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€777
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81 FPS
€9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€744.9
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84 FPS
€10.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€844.9
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87 FPS
€8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€724.9
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63 FPS
€10.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€679
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82 FPS
€9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€739
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76 FPS
€10.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€779
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