Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 523 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 5% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 2600X - 717 vs 685 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $109.68 vs $135.27
- Up to 23% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.17 vs $0.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
717
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |