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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 3600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 11% to 36%, including 27% in Cinebench R23 multi (9,526 vs 7,523).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600X and the Ryzen 5 3600X. 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 3600X
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 3.63.8
boost clock ghz 4.25—
tdp w 9595
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 16—
process nm 12—
socket AMD 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, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic and PassMark Software; 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 3600X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector		 7,523 points9,526 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector		 1,094 points1,323 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic		 5,565 points7,372 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic		 1,274 points1,732 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 13,867 points18,123 points
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —2,645 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,378 points2,646 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600X or the Ryzen 5 3600X?

The Ryzen 5 3600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 11% to 36%, including 27% in Cinebench R23 multi (9,526 vs 7,523).

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