AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600X

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Zen 2 architecture (7 nm process). It launched in Jul 2019. Clocks run from 3.8 GHz base to 4.4 GHz boost. A 32-MB L3 cache backs the cores (5.9 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the AM4 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (24 lanes). Rated TDP is 95 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization). Feex currently counts 1 machine in its hardware fleet with exactly this processor.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X scores 2,645 in single-core performance and 18,113 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 6,922 for overall performance, 15,476 for productivity performance, 14,723 for creator performance, 18,000 for engineering performance and 12,463 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,019 per core, 1,509 per thread and 191 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 710. Its performance index is 86, so its overall performance is 14% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X scores 49,790 in integer math, 29,295 in floating-point math, 224,178 in compression, 14,224 in cryptography, 1,178 in physics simulation, 14,762 in vector SIMD, 111 in the prime sieve and 24,256 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 15% below in integer math, 36% below in floating-point math, 2% below in compression, 24% above in cryptography, 8% above in physics simulation, 5% below in vector SIMD, 66% above in the prime sieve and 7% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts up to 4.40 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 5 family, uses the Zen 2 architecture, carries the codename Matisse and is manufactured on a 7 nm process. It launched in Jul 2019.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has 384 KB of L1 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache and 32 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 35.4 MB of cache, or 5.90 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 3 MB and L3 at 32 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 90% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X supports DDR4 memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 3,200 MT/s and delivers up to 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X uses the AM4 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 24 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has a rated TDP of 95 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is manufactured by TSMC. It launched at a price of $249.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size and Die Count. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same AM4 socket as the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE, AMD 4700S, AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.