Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 817 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 14% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 1600 - 206 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £186.83 vs £300.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Rust
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Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Matisse | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |