AMD's second-gen Ryzen 5 2600 is an able CPU, but you might be tempted to move up to the third-gen Ryzen 5 3600. Here's what you need to know before making a final decision.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is a big step up with far fewer frame pacing issues but the up to 36% better 1% low performance you'll ... the Ryzen 5 3600 was on average 43% faster than the first-gen 1600, ...

Though we’re sure AMD would have preferred we use the 3600X or 3600XT, we’ll stick to the more popular vanilla 3600.As a side note, the rumor mill has been churning out reports of a Ryzen 5 ...

The successor to our favorite best value CPU, the Ryzen 5 3600 is AMD's new $200 6-core, 12-thread processor. The chip clocks between 3.6 GHz and 4.2 GHz, features a 32MB L3 cache and a 65 watt ...

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 head to head with the Core i5-9400F: ... Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master (2nd and 3rd Gen Ryzen) Socket TR4: MSI MEG X399 Creation (Threadripper 2920X) Intel systems: ...

The Ryzen 5 5600 is $149.99 at Best Buy, and the 3600 can be picked up for as low as $100. Thus, the newer chip delivers twice the performance for twice the price. Gamers will be paying a dollar ...

With a fairly lowly maximum boost frequency of 4.2GHz, the Ryzen 5 3600 might actually be the CPU that benefits most from manual overclocking for a change, seeing as all 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs we've ...

It also supports PCIe Gen 4, high-speed DDR4 memory, and can easily be paired with a cheap B450 motherboard. All of these factors make the Ryzen 5 3600 a lucrative option.

Our last Linux performance look included the 8-core Ryzen 7 3700X, a follow-up to last-gen’s mainstream top-end 2700X. Joining the 3700X was the 12-core 3900X, a chip that proved to offer big ...

The new AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen CPUs have arrived boasting higher performance gains over its ... The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor includes 6 CPU Cores with 12 threads and a base clock of 3.6GHz that can ...

If you don't need a monster 8-core or 12-core system, though, AMD has several cheaper options when it comes to 3rd Gen Ryzen and today I'll be taking a look at the Ryzen 5 3600X - a $239 6-core ...