AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.4 GHz Max Boost)

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The New AMD 3rd Generation Ryzen CPU LineupThe new AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen CPUs have arrived boasting higher performance gains over its predecessor lineup. A smart choice in its own right but AMD's considerably cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 non-X does steal the limelight. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag.

Switching focus to Intel’s competitor, the non-Hyper-Threading Core i5 brings a straight six-core, six-thread offering to the party. While the slower-on-average, twelve-thread AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has a decent amount of CPU performance to spare, Intel’s six-thread competitor is pinned in the 70-80% utilisation range throughout this benchmark. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer installations to Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands or any other offshore island not stated (such as the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight) , due to carrier restrictions. Even with game-related background task thrown into the mix, that’s probably not a big enough difference to swing your decision one way or another. Both CPUs show excellent performance in this title, but the Intel part is undeniably faster in terms of average FPS, provided you have a graphics card powerful enough to highlight the difference.Certainly, the biggest question mark over pricing and value of the Ryzen 5 3600X is the existence of the Ryzen 5 3600 (non-X). We run the built-in benchmark using the DirectX 12 mode, anti-aliasing disabled, and the Highest quality preset. We run the built-in benchmark using a 1080p resolution and generally Maximum quality settings (including Advanced Graphics).

B360 motherboards are cheap – noticeably cheaper than realistic AMD competitors – but you don’t get overclocking, beneficial memory speeds, or a host of other features. Zen 2 has proven to be an energy efficient architecture but that showing only holds true up to a certain frequency range.With both CPUs offering around 120 FPS and higher, on average, there’s little to complain at AMD about. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). We must, however, point out that Ryzen 3000-compatible BIOSes with some older boards have proven flaky in our testing.