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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2022-09-27
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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2019-07-07
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 7600X or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2022-09-27.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    55 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    4.7 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 26% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.3 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    67 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    85 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    59 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    138 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    59 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    178 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 7000 Series left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4.7 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    6x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.3 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.3 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    5.3 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    2200 MHz left arrow -
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    128 left arrow -
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow -
  • Graphics verification source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    105 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    105 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow -
  • Codename
    Raphael AM5 left arrow Matisse
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7600x.html left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Part Number
    100-100000593WOF left arrow -
  • Release date
    2022-09-27 left arrow 2019-07-07
  • Release price
    299 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    TSMC 5nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow 2026-10-01
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000031BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000031MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000031
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Blender Open Data

Official median of community submissions. Higher is better; each row uses the same version, operating system and compute backend.

TestAMD Ryzen 5 7600XAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Linux 231.212426 samples/min
Submissions: 8
142.769234 samples/min
Submissions: 15
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 210.163928 samples/min
Submissions: 7
130.502397 samples/min
Submissions: 17

Data snapshot: 2026-09-30. Official source

This aggregates different user systems. Individual measurement dates, RAM, drivers and power limits are unknown. Results are excluded from the legacy composite index.

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1976.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1235.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

15315.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
9113.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

759.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
472.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

5989.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
3570.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

313.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
197.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

2510.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1578.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2197.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1183.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

11874.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6821.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

28672.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
17877.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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