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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Why is AMD Ryzen 5 3600 better than AMD Ryzen 5 5600?
- 5 °C higher maximum operating temperature?
95 °Cvs90 °C
Why is AMD Ryzen 5 5600 better than AMD Ryzen 5 3600?
- 20.8% higher PassMark result?
21574vs17860 - 26% higher PassMark result (single)?
3257vs2585 - 21.42% higher Cinebench R20 (multi) result?
4479vs3689 - 21.61% higher Cinebench R20 (single) result?
574vs472 - 350 million more transistors?
4150 millionvs3800 million - 21.75% higher PassMark result (overclocked)?
22446vs18436
Price comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Bykski CPU-RAY-MC-M,AMD CPU Water Block For Ryzen 3600/3000/3/5/7X470,CPU Cooler,Processor Radiator,12V R...Bykski CPU-RAY-MC-M,AMD CPU Water Block For Ryzen 3600/3000/3/5/7X470,CPU Cooler,Processor Radiator,12V RGB/5V A-RGB/MB SYNC
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 R5 3600 3.6 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 65W L3=32M 100-000000031 Socket...AMD Ryzen 5 3600 R5 3600 3.6 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 65W L3=32M 100-000000031 Socket AM4
MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX AMD ATX Motherboard DDR4 AM4 Socket Supports for Ryzen 5 2400G 2400GE 2500X 2600...MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX AMD ATX Motherboard DDR4 AM4 Socket Supports for Ryzen 5 2400G 2400GE 2500X 2600 2600E 2600X 3500X 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory ...ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory NVME M.2 SATA PCIe 3.0
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User reviews
Overall rating
Features
Value for money
9.4/10
16 votes
10.0/10
8 votes
Gaming
9.2/10
15 votes
9.9/10
8 votes
Performance
9.0/10
16 votes
10.0/10
8 votes
Reliability
9.2/10
16 votes
9.8/10
8 votes
Energy efficiency
9.8/10
15 votes
9.5/10
8 votes
General info
The market that the CPU is designed for.
The CPU socket/s supported.
The motherboard chipset/s supported.
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.
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.
A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.
Performance
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.
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
Benchmarks
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 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
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)
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
OpenCL version
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600: Not applicable
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Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Memory
The maximum speed of RAM that is supported by the CPU.
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
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The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
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
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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
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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
SSE 4.2, SSE 4.1, AVX, AES, FMA3, F16C, MMX
Instruction sets are sets of codes that the CPU runs for certain functions.
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
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NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.
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
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The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better
NX bit helps protect the computer from malicious attacks.
VFP version
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Vector Floating-Point (VFP) is used by the processor to deliver increased performance in areas such as digital imaging.
Price comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 R5 3600 3.6 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 65W L3=32M 100-000000031 Socket...AMD Ryzen 5 3600 R5 3600 3.6 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 65W L3=32M 100-000000031 Socket AM4
MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX AMD ATX Motherboard DDR4 AM4 Socket Supports for Ryzen 5 2400G 2400GE 2500X 2600...MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX AMD ATX Motherboard DDR4 AM4 Socket Supports for Ryzen 5 2400G 2400GE 2500X 2600 2600E 2600X 3500X 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory ...ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory NVME M.2 SATA PCIe 3.0
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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.