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    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Nov 2020
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2019
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
      122%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
      126%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
      118%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 26% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    18% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 22% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600

    None
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600XAMD Ryzen 5 3600
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost 2
    XFR 2

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600XAMD Ryzen 5 3600
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 3vsAMD Zen 2
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameVermeervsZen 2
    Release DateNov 2020vsMar 2019

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600XAMD Ryzen 5 3600
    Cores6vs6
    Threads12vs12
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600XAMD Ryzen 5 3600
    L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512K (per core)
    L3 Cache32MBvs16MB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600XAMD Ryzen 5 3600
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM4
    Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
    Packagevs
    Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
    Process7 nmvs7 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600XAMD Ryzen 5 3600
    Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Turbo Clock4600 MHzvs4400 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsvariable
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
      5520 points
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
      4928 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
      32500 points
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
      29514 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (simulated)
      260.67
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (simulated)
      206.31

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (simulated)
      1863
    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (simulated)
      1575.75

    points - higher is better

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