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$170
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MSRP $229
Prices and StockMSRP $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 1% better in Control than Ryzen 5 2600X - 203 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $93.99 vs $170.00
- Up to 46% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.46 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 7152 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
38 FPS
$18.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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56 FPS
$19.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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74 FPS
$17.57/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$24.31/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$13.93/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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57 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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74 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
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$1,099.99
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38 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$11.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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93 FPS
$13.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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