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AvailabilityMSRP $229
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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
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 Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2600X - 153 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £101.02 vs £104.39
- Up to 6% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.66 vs £0.70 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
153
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
47 FPS
£34.04/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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74 FPS
£20.74/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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53 FPS
£38.47/FPS
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