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Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 5 3600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 3600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 8% to 27%, including 21% in Cinebench R23 multi (9,073 vs 7,523).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600XRyzen 5 3600
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 3.63.6
boost clock ghz 4.254.2
tdp w 9565
memory bus Dual-channelDual-channel
l3 cache mb 1632
process nm 127
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, CPU-Monkey, GadgetVersus, 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 2600XRyzen 5 3600
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 7,523 points9,073 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 1,094 points1,245 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser		 5,565 points7,067 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser		 1,274 points1,532 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 13,867 points17,660 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,378 points2,559 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —2,558 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 2600X or the Ryzen 5 3600?

The Ryzen 5 3600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 8% to 27%, including 21% in Cinebench R23 multi (9,073 vs 7,523).

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