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Ryzen 5 3500X vs Ryzen 5 3600

Ryzen 5 3500X vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 79 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - €81.58 vs €82.15

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 1% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3500X - 359 vs 357 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

357

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.23/FPS

100%

Price, €

€81.58

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

359

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.23/FPS

100%

Price, €

€82.15

99%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth

Buy for 82.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

97%

Multi-Core

5850

85%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo

Ryzen 5 3500X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Sep 24th, 2019
Release DateJul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 5
MatisseCodenameMatisse
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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