AMD Ryzen 5 3600 review: specs and price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Why is AMD Ryzen 5 3600 better than the average?
- CPU speed?
6 x 3.6 GHzvs14.42 GHz - RAM speed (max)?
3200 MHzvs2843.19 MHz - CPU threads?
12 threadsvs8.9 threads - Semiconductor size?
7 nmvs15.73 nm - PassMark result?
17860vs10571.1 - PCI Express (PCIe) version?
4vs3.17 - L3 cache?
32 MBvs11.37 MB - L1 cache?
384 KBvs307.89 KB
Price comparison
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User reviews
Overall rating
Features
Value for money
9.4/10
16 votes
Gaming
9.2/10
15 votes
Performance
9.0/10
16 votes
Reliability
9.2/10
16 votes
Energy efficiency
9.8/10
15 votes
General info
Type
Desktop
The market that the CPU is designed for.
CPU socket
AM4
The CPU socket/s supported.
Chipset
X570, B550, A520, X470, B450
The motherboard chipset/s supported.
Has integrated graphics
✖AMD Ryzen 5 3600
With integrated graphics you don’t need to buy a separate graphics card.
Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.
The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.
CPU temperature
95 °C
If the CPU exceeds the maximum operating temperature then problems such as random resets can occur.
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.
number of transistors
3800 million
A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.
Performance
CPU speed
6 x 3.6 GHz
The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.
CPU threads
12 threads
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
turbo clock speed
4.2GHz
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
Has an unlocked multiplier
✔AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.
L2 cache
3 MB
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L3 cache
32 MB
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L1 cache
384 KB
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L2 core
0.5 MB/core
More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
L3 core
5.33 MB/core
More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
Benchmarks
PassMark result
17860
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Geekbench 6 result (multi)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 6 result (single)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Blender (bmw27) result
235 seconds
The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
Integrated graphics
Memory
RAM speed (max)
3200 MHz
The maximum speed of RAM that is supported by the CPU.
maximum memory bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.
More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.
The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.
bus transfer rate
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Supports ECC memory
✖AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
eMMC version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.
bus speed
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Features
instruction sets
SSE 4.2, SSE 4.1, AVX, AES, FMA3, F16C, MMX
Instruction sets are sets of codes that the CPU runs for certain functions.
uses multithreading
✔AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Multithreading technology (such as Intel's Hyperthreading or AMD's Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor's physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.
bits executed at a time
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.
Has TrustZone
✖AMD Ryzen 5 3600
A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).
front-end width
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better
Has NX bit
✔AMD Ryzen 5 3600
NX bit helps protect the computer from malicious attacks.
VFP version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Vector Floating-Point (VFP) is used by the processor to deliver increased performance in areas such as digital imaging.
Price comparison
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Comments
Gabriel
2 years ago
10 / 10
Ryzen 5, best cost-benefit and highest power.
Gabriel
2 years ago
10 / 10
The Ryzen 5 3600, despite being a bit older and a bit cheaper, is stronger than the rest and also has a great cost-benefit compared to some Ryzen 7s and many Intel processors in particular. Therefore, congratulations are in order, it's one of the best processors, it can support up to an RTX 2060 Super.
Gaetano
2 years ago
10 / 10
If you want an eco-build, this is a perfect CPU.
Gaetano
2 years ago
10 / 10
Pros
Cons
Michel
2 years ago
8 / 10
It holds up well
Michel
2 years ago
8 / 10
I bought this processor with 16GB of RAM for photo processing. I'm happy with it, it's sufficiently powerful.