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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 is 444 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 314 vs 308 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £85.0 vs £195.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.27 vs £0.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
314
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.27/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 YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 5 2600X
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
228 FPS
£6.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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167 FPS
£19.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£3,329.37
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190 FPS
£11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,242.62
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180 FPS
£11.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.71
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