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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 1002 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 4500 - 191 vs 190 FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $79.00 vs $175.00
- Up to 54% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.42 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
19 FPS
$52/FPS
Radeon RX 560
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$988
In Stock
58 FPS
$16.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969.99
In Stock
58 FPS
$17.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,039
In Stock
56 FPS
$11.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$629
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58 FPS
$19.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,129.99
In Stock
13 FPS
$83.69/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
In Stock
58 FPS
$21.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,239.99
In Stock
58 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$891.79
In Stock
58 FPS
$19.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,127.99
In Stock
34 FPS
$52.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,792.72
In Stock
58 FPS
$17.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,017.99
In Stock
58 FPS
$16.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969
In Stock
58 FPS
$15.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899
In Stock
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