Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 817 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 1500X - 146 vs 143 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - €79.97 vs €90.59
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
69.1296180338134%
Multi-Core
3644
52.93434049970948%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Matisse | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |