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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Ryzen 3 2300X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 300 days newer than Ryzen 3 2300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 3 2300X - 129 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 2300X or Ryzen 5 3600
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
14 FPS
$42.79/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
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GeForce RTX 3070
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GeForce GTX 1650
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$27.08/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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$22.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$25.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$16.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$23.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
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76 FPS
$18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
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