AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • Cores: 6
  • L3 cache: 32MB (shared)
  • TDP: 95 W
  • Transistor size: 7 nm
Ryzen 5 3600X - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM4 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3800 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 4400 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 32 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
52
Multi-Core Performance
26
Power Efficiency
52
Integrated Graphics
n/a
NanoReview Final Score
42
Compare AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
91
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
536

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1799
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7670
File compression 713.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 232.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 149.6 pages/sec
Background blur 39 images/sec
Photo processing 54 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 441 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2646
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
18124
Integer math 49.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 29.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 111M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 24.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 224.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1180 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 8629 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
137.5

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 80.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 190.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.45 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
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-12-08 (Skiddy)Cinebench 202491 / 536

Specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released July 7, 2019
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i5 9600K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking - 153rd place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Package

Transistors 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 95 W
Socket AM4
Peak Temperature 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 141st place

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 3600X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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