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AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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Buying advice

This 2019 chip remains a great value choice for students and budget gamers looking to handle schoolwork and popular games smoothly. Just remember that it requires a separate graphics card to work, making it ideal for those building an affordable custom PC.

Specifications

LAUNCH

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Released2019

CPU BENCHMARKS

Tests and capabilities for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Geekbench 6 SingleConditions unconfirmed1,662
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Single

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

Geekbench 6 MultiConditions unconfirmed7,249
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Multi

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

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iGPU 3DMark TSNot applicable: no integrated graphics

ARCHITECTURE & CORES

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
ArchitectureZen 2 (Matisse)
Process7 nm
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ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cores / Threads
Meaning & limits

Physical cores and available threads are separate counts. Hybrid core types and unknown thread counts retain their stated limits.

6C/12T

CLOCK & CACHE

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Clock Speed3.6 / 4.2 GHz
Cache
Meaning & limits

Cache can be total, per core, private or shared. Read the stated topology; total cache is not automatically L3.

32 MB
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ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Total L1 Cache384 KBCPU package total
Total L3 Cache32 MBCPU package total

POWER & BATTERY

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Default TDP65 WProcessor power specification
Power rating / limit
Meaning & limits

Stored power rating or limit. Default TDP, processor base power and maximum turbo power describe different conditions; neither larger nor smaller is automatically better.

65 W

MEMORY & STORAGE

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory ProfilesDDR4 · up to 3200 MT/sSupported memory configurations

PLATFORM & HARDWARE

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ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
PlatformDesktop
SocketAM4
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ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
iGPUNo
iGPU FP32 TFLOPS
Meaning & limits

FP32 describes floating-point capability or a published reference, not a measured application result. Method and clock conditions affect interpretation.

Not applicable: no integrated graphics

BODY & DIMENSIONS

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 3600
Package Size (L × W)-

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

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ManufacturerAMD

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