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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 17% better in Starfield than Ryzen 3 1200 - 61 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - £85.0 vs £175.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 3 1200 - £1.39 vs £3.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost)
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
23 FPS
£66.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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4 FPS
£832.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£3,329.37
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11 FPS
£203.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,242.62
In Stock
8 FPS
£269.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.71
In Stock
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