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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler

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  • The world's most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment
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  • 6 Cores and 12 processing threads bundled with the powerful AMD Wraith Spire cooler
  • 4 4 GHz max Boost unlocked for overclocking 35 MB of game Cache DDR 3200 support
  • For the advanced socket AM4 platform can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards

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Serious high definition gaming everyone deserves a powerful processor. Manufacturer: advanced Micro devices, Inc. Manufacturer part Number: 100 100000022box. Brand Name: AMD. Product line: Ryzen 5. Product Model: 3600x. Product Name: Ryzen 5 Hexa Core 3600x 3.8GHz desktop processor. Package Type: Retail. Product Type: processor. [Technical Information] processor Manufacturer: AMD. Processor Core: Hexa Core (6 Core). Clock speed: 3.80 GHz. Overclocking speed: 4.40 GHz. L2 cache: 3 MB. L3 cache: 32 MB. 64 Bit processing: Yes. Process technology: 7 nm. Processor threads: 12. Processor socket: Socket AM4. [Power Description] thermal design Power: 95 W.

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Customers like the quality, value, and performance of the computer processor. They mention that it's a great starter processor, hard to beat for the price, and provides amazing performance for an inexpensive purchase. They also appreciate the ease of installation and OCing. However, some customers differ on temperature.

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289 customers mention268 positive21 negative

Customers are impressed with the quality of the computer processor. They say it's a great starter processor for gaming, runs great at stock speeds, and gives high FPS in games. They also say it is better than expected for gaming and that the stock wraith cooler is pretty good. Customers also mention that the product is stable and easy to overclock.

"...This gives high FPS in games due to the strong single core performance than a 4.3ghz all core overclock gets...." Read more

"...Great for workstation and better then expected for gaming. Best CPU for the money IMO...." Read more

"...gen game, even crappy ports like Monster Hunter, this CPU is top-notch quality for a mainstream price." Read more

"...The Vega 56 has been a wonderful GPU...." Read more

169 customers mention163 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the computer processor. They say it's hard to beat for the price, provides a perfect balance of price and performance for gamers, and is incredible. Some mention that it'll be a great combo for budget builds, and comes with a HSF so no additional purchase is required.

"...It can game, multitask, stream, productivity, and more. It’s priced good enough that even if you just want it for general computing it’s still great...." Read more

"...Great for workstation and better then expected for gaming. Best CPU for the money IMO...." Read more

"...ports like Monster Hunter, this CPU is top-notch quality for a mainstream price." Read more

"...The CPU was paired with a GTX 1660 Super. Great combo for budget builds...." Read more

115 customers mention99 positive16 negative

Customers like the performance of the computer processor. They mention that it performs very well, the stock cooker works well, and the system yields excellent. They also say that it's fast and gets the job done.

"This CPU is amazing. It is great at everything. It can game, multitask, stream, productivity, and more...." Read more

"...Great combo for budget builds. It has performed very well and temp has been very reasonable while under load. Don't regret my purchase." Read more

"...On video games does awesome and with the high quality cpu cooler and the right case the temps stay nice and cold under a heavy work load...." Read more

"...Anyway, this one works well. I ran some benchmarking tests, but didn't stress it the way I did the previous processor...." Read more

42 customers mention37 positive5 negative

Customers find the installation process of the computer processor to be easy. They mention that it's easy to OC, use the Global WattMan, and plug and play. Some say that the Ryzen Master software is simple and noob friendly. Overall, most are satisfied with the ease of installation.

"...Which is great because it’s plug n play!..." Read more

"...Ok, no ray tracing, but I personally find Global WattMan incredibly easy to use, and I have no problem keeping the clock speed at 1643MHz...." Read more

"...the Scythe Mugen 5 Rev:B Cooler for about 55 dollars, its extremely easy to install and does the job with almost no noise." Read more

"...It came in superb condition, it was simple to install, and the included CPU cooler does great right out of the box...." Read more

69 customers mention36 positive33 negative

Customers are mixed about the temperature of the computer processor. Some mention that it performs well and stays cool while under load, while others say that it gets pretty hot with standard Wraith cooler and a Noctua LFF 65mm cooler. The thermal paste was smeared or wiped away in some cases.

"...It has performed very well and temp has been very reasonable while under load. Don't regret my purchase." Read more

"I got this CPU in a very generic box and CPU only, no cooler...." Read more

"...and with the high quality cpu cooler and the right case the temps stay nice and cold under a heavy work load...." Read more

"...It gets pretty hot with standard Wraith cooler, and its a bit worse with a Noctua LFF 65mm cooler..." Read more

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Got it for 90 bucks....well worth the upgrade since when I built my Ryzen PC, I went super cheap on the CPU just to get a better GPU....now that I got this Ryzen 5 3600x to go with my RX 5700xt...the GPU is now the bottle neck instead of the CPU. Great for workstation and better then expected for gaming. Best CPU for the money IMO. Reminds me of the old FX days when everyone said they were low tier...but in my experience, they preform so much better then intel when it comes to cost/performance. Is it the fastest ever made? Of course not...it was 90$!
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This CPU is amazing. It is great at everything. It can game, multitask, stream, productivity, and more. It’s priced good enough that even if you just want it for general computing it’s still great. This thing comes pushed to the limit straight out of the box pretty much. Traditionally I overclock every CPU I buy but with this one AMD have pretty much pushed them to the max for us. Which is great because it’s plug n play! Mine with PBO and Thermal Limits set to max stays around 4.250ghz on all cores gaming under full load with 1 of the 6 cores boosting to 4.35-4.15ghz. So in a game 5 cores will be at 4.250 ghz and one core will always be around 4.35-4.15ghz with that 1 core alternating so they take turns. This gives great ipc and single threaded performance as well as multithreaded. This gives high FPS in games due to the strong single core performance than a 4.3ghz all core overclock gets. You can basically set PBO to max and TBU to max and your motherboard and system will boost it as high as it can. It’s amazing it’s literally drop it in and your good to go this time around. No overclocking needed. I have this CPU in the Asus Prime X570-Pro motherboard if anyone was curious. It was 260 dollar board so it’s pretty nice imo. So your numbers may be different than mine. For cooling I’m using a simple Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo in Push/Pull with twin fans. Keeps my CPU in the mid 30sC idle, in the 50sC in gaming rather it’s an hour or all day long. Under Prime 95 stress test it topped out at 76C then dropped back to 74C and stayed there. For a 35 dollar cooler pretty insane. I have great case air flow so if you do not do not expect these results. The best way to get more performance from your Ryzen CPU since it’s basically pushed to the max out of the box is via memory. You can look it up if you wish. Memory speed significantly effects your cpus performance at least in gaming. It was shown going from 2666mhz to 3600mhz memory speed in games was giving huge FPS increases. In almost all games 10-20 FPS increase with some games increasing as much as 30-40fps. So if you buy a Ryzen CPU for the love of god buy 3600mhz memory with it. I have 32GB of G.Skill Ripjaws in mine all running at 3600mhz and that’s using all 4 dimm slots 4x8GB sticks in duel channel mode. Fast memory paired with this CPU in a good motherboard means you don’t have to overclock or touch anything this time around and you get amazing performance in all regards. I have my 3600x and 3600mhz memory paired with a RTX 2070 Super that is overclocked really well and I am playing any games I want at 1440P maxed out getting 100+ FPS in pretty much everything. If you want a nice CPU for gaming, streaming, content creation, or anything else well you’re looking at one. At this point in time the Ryzen 3600XT is out now which is basically this exact CPU except it runs around 4.6ghz in the boosting alternative core and probably around 4.4 on the other 5 core. So you gain roughly about 200mhz over this 3600x by going with the XT. Rather that’s worth it well that’s up to you. At most the difference in FPS between the two might be 5 FPS at max. So just get whichever is the best deal. Even the Ryzen 3600 non X or non XT does very very similar in performance to the X and XT and is 150 dollars right now. Everything I said pretty much applies to all 3 CPUs they are just an amazing gaming chip.
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This CPU is amazing. It is great at everything. It can game, multitask, stream, productivity, and more. It’s priced good enough that even if you just want it for general computing it’s still great. This thing comes pushed to the limit straight out of the box pretty much. Traditionally I overclock every CPU I buy but with this one AMD have pretty much pushed them to the max for us. Which is great because it’s plug n play! Mine with PBO and Thermal Limits set to max stays around 4.250ghz on all cores gaming under full load with 1 of the 6 cores boosting to 4.35-4.15ghz. So in a game 5 cores will be at 4.250 ghz and one core will always be around 4.35-4.15ghz with that 1 core alternating so they take turns. This gives great ipc and single threaded performance as well as multithreaded. This gives high FPS in games due to the strong single core performance than a 4.3ghz all core overclock gets. You can basically set PBO to max and TBU to max and your motherboard and system will boost it as high as it can. It’s amazing it’s literally drop it in and your good to go this time around. No overclocking needed. I have this CPU in the Asus Prime X570-Pro motherboard if anyone was curious. It was 260 dollar board so it’s pretty nice imo. So your numbers may be different than mine. For cooling I’m using a simple Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo in Push/Pull with twin fans. Keeps my CPU in the mid 30sC idle, in the 50sC in gaming rather it’s an hour or all day long. Under Prime 95 stress test it topped out at 76C then dropped back to 74C and stayed there. For a 35 dollar cooler pretty insane. I have great case air flow so if you do not do not expect these results. The best way to get more performance from your Ryzen CPU since it’s basically pushed to the max out of the box is via memory. You can look it up if you wish. Memory speed significantly effects your cpus performance at least in gaming. It was shown going from 2666mhz to 3600mhz memory speed in games was giving huge FPS increases. In almost all games 10-20 FPS increase with some games increasing as much as 30-40fps. So if you buy a Ryzen CPU for the love of god buy 3600mhz memory with it. I have 32GB of G.Skill Ripjaws in mine all running at 3600mhz and that’s using all 4 dimm slots 4x8GB sticks in duel channel mode. Fast memory paired with this CPU in a good motherboard means you don’t have to overclock or touch anything this time around and you get amazing performance in all regards. I have my 3600x and 3600mhz memory paired with a RTX 2070 Super that is overclocked really well and I am playing any games I want at 1440P maxed out getting 100+ FPS in pretty much everything. If you want a nice CPU for gaming, streaming, content creation, or anything else well you’re looking at one. At this point in time the Ryzen 3600XT is out now which is basically this exact CPU except it runs around 4.6ghz in the boosting alternative core and probably around 4.4 on the other 5 core. So you gain roughly about 200mhz over this 3600x by going with the XT. Rather that’s worth it well that’s up to you. At most the difference in FPS between the two might be 5 FPS at max. So just get whichever is the best deal. Even the Ryzen 3600 non X or non XT does very very similar in performance to the X and XT and is 150 dollars right now. Everything I said pretty much applies to all 3 CPUs they are just an amazing gaming chip.
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Got it for 90 bucks....well worth the upgrade since when I built my Ryzen PC, I went super cheap on the CPU just to get a better GPU....now that I got this Ryzen 5 3600x to go with my RX 5700xt...the GPU is now the bottle neck instead of the CPU. Great for workstation and better then expected for gaming. Best CPU for the money IMO. Reminds me of the old FX days when everyone said they were low tier...but in my experience, they preform so much better then intel when it comes to cost/performance. Is it the fastest ever made? Of course not...it was 90$!
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Got it for 90 bucks....well worth the upgrade since when I built my Ryzen PC, I went super cheap on the CPU just to get a better GPU....now that I got this Ryzen 5 3600x to go with my RX 5700xt...the GPU is now the bottle neck instead of the CPU. Great for workstation and better then expected for gaming. Best CPU for the money IMO. Reminds me of the old FX days when everyone said they were low tier...but in my experience, they preform so much better then intel when it comes to cost/performance. Is it the fastest ever made? Of course not...it was 90$!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020
I will admit, I was hesitant to buy an AMD CPU. The benchmarks put it competing with Intel CPUs that cost nearly twice as much, so even though I've used Intel since my very first build I decided to try it out. And this CPU cannot be beat for the price. If you are planning on buying a CPU for a gaming rig, BUY THIS CPU. It blows the tits clean off any other Intel core at this price point, and every game I have thrown at it hits the 144 FPS mark. Before I upgraded (admittedly I was due for an upgrade, I'd been abusing the crap out of my i5 4690k with ridiculous overclocks) I had trouble reaching that 144fps on a couple games, namely warframe, GTA5, and Monster Hunter World. After this CPU, they all hit that cap across the board.

Power consumption is relatively low for how much work it does, and the boost clock has run for about 2 weeks now without any instability or crashing.

The only thing you should look at is buying a better heat sink. While the one they include is certainly better than any stock heat sink I've ever used, testing Monster Hunter World for an hour got the temps up to 78° at max with it installed, usually hovering around the high 60s. While that's still technically a safe temperature... it's still a bit high for my tastes, especially since I'm tired of constantly keeping an eye on coretemp. Plus, the fan isn't the quietest thing in the world, and the settings I used had the fan hit full power at 67° which meant it was almost always running at full whack. So I threw an old coolermaster on and the same tests maxed out at 69° averaging about 60°, which is much better.

My mantra used to be Intel for CPUs and AMD for GPUs, but I'm an AMD man across the board now. I planned on buying the i9 9900k, but a friend told me to look into this CPU instead. I think I owe my friend a drink or two now since he saved me $200+!

Bear in mind, the computer I use this on is used almost exclusively for gaming. The fact that this CPU is only 6 cores for a newer model makes me think it was specifically designed with gaming in mind. I cannot speak for other applications that are CPU intensive, especially those that benefit greatly from multiple cores. But for every current gen game, even crappy ports like Monster Hunter, this CPU is top-notch quality for a mainstream price.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente custo benefício
Reviewed in Brazil on November 13, 2020
Esta é a primeira vez que uso um processador da AMD nos meus PCs. Depois de ler muitos reviews e comparativos decidi fazer a experiência e até o momento tudo está 100%. O principal fator que me fez optar pelo AMD Ryzen 5 3600X foi não só a sua performance, superior ao Intel Core i5-9600K, mas também a compatibilidade com as novas arquiteturas recém lançadas pela AMD. No caso da Intel, houve mudanças de socket depois da nona geração o que me colocaria sem possibilidade de upgrade sem a troca também da motherboard.

Fazer upgrade de CPU e Motherboard em um computador com o Windows instalado já foi uma enorme dor de cabeça, mas o processo com o Windows 10 foi extremamente tranquilo. Foi só trocar, ligar e o Windows fez (quase) tudo. Depois uma atualização de drivers e tudo certo.

Para quem quer performance, escalabilidade e economia recomendo!
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JAVIER
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buen procesador
Reviewed in Spain on March 7, 2022
Excelente procesador.

El cambio ha sido notable desde un antiguo ryzen 3.

La multitarea ahora es muchísimo más agradecida y no se produce lag al pasar entre aplicaciones abiertas.
En juegos el cambio también ha sido sustancial puesto que ha aumentado considerablemente los FPS en todos los juegos probados y con las especificaciones gráficas al máximo.

El overclock es automático y desde la BIOS, gracias al A-XMP de la RAM, se ejecuta de manera muy sencilla y rápida alcanzando casi los 4.3 GHz sin tocar un botón. Las temperaturas muy comedidas, no ha pasado de 59º en ningún momento, aunque en mi caso, lo acompaño de una refrigeración liquida Corsair
Kawhi Not
5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest value chip
Reviewed in Canada on August 19, 2020
Bottlenecking impossible. The included wraith spire cooler is silent under load and keeps it cool. Overclocking is simple with the AMD master application. Beautiful frames on cpu intensive games and the value is crazy. Would definitely recommend this over any Intel CPU. I don't plan on replacing this CPU for a veerry long time. One issue that I had though when installing on my Aorus B450 Pro Wifi board is that not all of the included screws were able to reach the intended holes. The cooler is in place though and has no wiggle action or any movement however. I spent much time on choosing the CPU and am intent on this choice. No real difference from the Ryzen 7 3700X other than that the included cooler is RGB lol
R. Beckmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Ist der Ryzen 5 3600X nun ein Hitzkopf? Bei mir nicht!
Reviewed in Germany on August 22, 2020
Hardware (soweit relevant):

- Prozessor: Ryzen 5 3600X ohne Overclocking (zuvor Ryzen 5 1600X)
- Board: MSI X370 SLI PLUS
- Prozessorlüfter: Arctic Freezer 13 Tower Kühler (gefiel mir von der Geräuschentwicklung schon auf dem 1600X, daher habe ich nicht den AMD Lüfter verwendet/ ASIN B0048F64DU)
- RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS2K16G4D32AESC 3200 MHz mit Overclocking auf 3333Mhz (ASIN: B07M5RKH5Z)
- Grafik: MSI Geforce GTX1060 6GB
- Gehäuse: Be Quiet Silent Base 800

Also, erstmal das neueste BIOS auf's Board gezogen, den 3600X mit dem Artic Freezer 13 eingebaut, den Rest des Rechners wieder montiert/angeschlossen und los ging's.

Das Plus an Performance war deutlich spürbar (z.B. beim Boot und beim Start von Anwendungen, aber auch bei Nutzung des Web) und auch messbar (z.B. Cinebench R20 Multicore +1013 Punkte/ Cinebench R15 Multicore +427).

Zu Beginn hatte ich auch das Problem, dass der Rechner im Leerlauf kaum unter 50 Grad (Celsius) zu bekommen war. Dann habe ich die aktuellen Chipsatz-Treiber installiert und siehe da, im Leerlauf nur noch 33-40 Grad und beim Stresstest kaum über 70 Grad (lässt sich auch auf "ComputerBase" im Forum nachlesen Post "Ryzen 5 3600X zu hohe Temp" Beitrag #20). Auch der Boost auf 4400 Mhz (angezeigt werden 4398 Mhz) funktioniert wie erwartet.

Wer dann noch wegen der Lüftergeräusche Probleme hat, kann die Lüfterkrurve anpassen.

Der Ryzen 5 3600X kostet derzeit ca. 200 € und bietet damit eine sehr gute Upgrade Möglichkeit, gerade auch für ältere Boards. Den Ryzen 7 3700X bekommt man aber auch schon für ca. 90 € mehr (muss jeder für sich entscheiden). Das Plus an Leistung beim Wechsel vom 1600X auf den 3600X macht sich deutlich bemerkbar, nicht nur bei Benchmarks, sondern auch im täglichen Betrieb. Zu hohe Hitze lässt sich mit den aktuellen Chipsatz-Treibern beheben. Wem der AMD-Lüfter zu laut ist, sollte noch ein paar Euro in einen Alternativlüfter investieren.

Ich bin sehr zufrieden und die dritte Ryzen-Genaration dürfte auch die Letzte sein, die auf meinem Board noch läuft.
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Jamey
1.0 out of 5 stars Legen doos geleverd
Reviewed in the Netherlands on June 8, 2020
Doos geleverd geen processor. Inhoud van de doos is geopend en gestolen.
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