Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 7 5700X3D — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5700X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 9% to 66%, including 9% in Cinebench R23 single (1,357 vs 1,245).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600 and the Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Full Ryzen 7 5700X3D benchmarks →*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 3600 | Ryzen 7 5700X3D |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | — |
| threads | 12 | — |
| base clock ghz | 3.6 | — |
| boost clock ghz | 4.2 | — |
| tdp w | 65 | — |
| memory bus | Dual-channel | — |
| l3 cache mb | 32 | — |
| process nm | 7 | — |
| 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 Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey, Puget Systems, 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.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 3600 | Ryzen 7 5700X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey |
9,073 points | 13,535 pts |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey |
1,245 points | 1,357 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Puget Systems, StorageReview, Geekbench Browser, CPU-Monkey |
7,067 points | 10,514 pts |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Puget Systems, StorageReview, Geekbench Browser, CPU-Monkey |
1,532 points | 2,001 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, PassMark |
17,660 points | 29,403 pts |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,559 points | — |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,558 points | 2,968 points |
| PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,558 points | — |
| Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT, StorageReview |
49 seconds | 40 |
| Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better) Source: StorageReview |
— | 40 seconds |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Ryzen 5 3600
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 3600 benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600 or the Ryzen 7 5700X3D?
The Ryzen 7 5700X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 9% to 66%, including 9% in Cinebench R23 single (1,357 vs 1,245).
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