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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Ryzen 5 3600

46 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
VS
39 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D against the 3.6 GHz Ryzen 5 3600. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
37.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
104.9
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3600 and 5600X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 4 years and 7 months later
  • 19% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1985 vs 1662 points
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Unlocked multiplier

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 5600X3D
vs
Ryzen 5 3600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 388
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2039
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600X3D +19%
1985
Ryzen 5 3600
1662
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600X3D +21%
8781
Ryzen 5 3600
7249
File compression 984.7 MB/sec 660.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 60.8 Klines/sec 59 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 174.5 pages/sec 146 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 223.4 Mpixels/sec 207.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 194.1 pages/sec 143.3 pages/sec
Background blur 45.5 images/sec 37 images/sec
Photo processing 60.9 images/sec 54.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.9 Mpixels/sec 12.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1134 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600X3D +24%
3183
Ryzen 5 3600
2559
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600X3D +24%
21884
Ryzen 5 3600
17667
Integer math 65.4 GOps/sec 48.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 28.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 180M Primes/sec 109M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 24.8M Strings/sec 23.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.1 GBytes/sec 13.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 247.1 MBytes/sec 219.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2445 Frames/sec 1146 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.1B Matrices/sec 14.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 245 & 37442 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 5600X3D +18%
159.65
Ryzen 5 3600
135.61

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 6.6 PPW 7.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 83.6 PPW 111.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 208.4 PPW 271.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.52 PPW 2.09 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-16 (abdou)Cinebench 2026388 / 2039
📘 2026-03-31 (Ike)Cinebench 202470 / 517
📘 2025-12-16 -> JeromeneilCinebench 202471 / 511
📘 2025-11-02 (BeastAsLow)Cinebench 202464 / 479
📘 2025-10-17 (RandomStorm)Cinebench 202472 / 419
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 5 3600

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 8, 2024 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 2 (Matisse)
Integrated GPU No No
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (129th and 163rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 36x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 96MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W -
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 90°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (126th and 152nd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D official page AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Total votes: 4

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Comments

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