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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 5 3600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 3600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 44%, including 40% in Cinebench R23 multi (9,073 vs 6,468).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 1600 and the Ryzen 5 3600. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 1600Ryzen 5 3600
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 3.23.6
boost clock ghz 3.64.2
tdp w 6565
memory bus Dual-channelDual-channel
l3 cache mb 1632
process nm 147
socket AMD Socket AM4AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from CGDirector, GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, CPU-Monkey, TopCPU, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, PassMark and HWBOT; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 1600Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, CPU-Monkey		 6,468 points9,073 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, TopCPU, CPU-Monkey		 895 points1,245 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, CPU-Monkey		 5,162 points7,067 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, CPU-Monkey		 1,081 points1,532 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 12,253 points17,660 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,063 points2,559 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,064 points2,558 points
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —2,558 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 —49 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 1600 or the Ryzen 5 3600?

The Ryzen 5 3600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 44%, including 40% in Cinebench R23 multi (9,073 vs 6,468).

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