Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 300 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 65% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 5 2500X - 211 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
67.1741778319123%
Multi-Core
3801
54.300000000000004%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
