[ AMD ]
Processors
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Overall Score
39/100
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 39/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
Rating: Below Average
53/100
Performance
Rating: Poor
47/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 36x |
| P-Cores | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 |
| Total Cores | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
Cinebench
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 2039 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 388 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Background blur | 37 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 59 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 660.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 146 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 207.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 54.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 143.3 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 2 (Matisse) |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | No |
| Released | July 7, 2019 |
| Successor | -AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
| Type | Desktop |
| Vendor | Amd |
Memory Support
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 |
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 |
Misc
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 |
| Technologies | - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP |
Package
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C |
| Socket | AM4 |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W |
| Transistors | 3.8 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.9 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 14.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 109M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 28.6 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 48.5 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1146 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.6M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 2.09 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 111.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 271.8 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-09-03(anonymous) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-09-05(Mousecop) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-10-14(Merky) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-10-17(RandomStorm) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-11-02(BeastAsLow) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-12-16->Jeromeneil | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-03-31(Ike) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-07-16(abdou) | Cinebench 2026 |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).