The AMD Ryzen 3600 features a 65W TDP, while the Ryzen 5 3600X requires a a slightly more capable thermal solution at 95W. Hence why the former comes packed with the Wraith Stealth cooler, and the ...

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 also comes with an included CPU cooler, the Wraith Stealth. It's a good piece of kit too, which means you can save spending money on another cooler for your PC build.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 specs. There's a single 7nm chiplet (CCD) within the AMD Ryzen 5 3600. This chip, produced by TSMC, houses dual four-core CCXs with two cores disabled for a grand six-core total.

AMD, on the other hand, will offer plenty of upgrade potential, especially if you opt for a B450 or X470 chipset motherboard with the Ryzen 5 3600, which I do recommend unless you absolutely much ...

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 ...

The Ryzen 5 3600 offers six cores, 12 threads, a base clock of 3.2GHz and a maximum boost clock of 4.2GHz. It’s one of our top picks as the best gaming CPU for most people, just behind the Ryzen ...

The Ryzen 5 3600 is back to around $200 at most retailers even though it sold closer to $160 last year. We're seeing the same scenario with all Zen 2 processors. For example, the 3700X was listed ...

The best Intel CPU in this price range is the i5-8400, the 8th-generation LGA-1151 chip. The i5-8400 will set you back $199. It’s a six-core CPU with a base clock speed of 2.8GHz and a turbo ...

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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 6 Cores, 12 Threads | Up to 4.2GHz | $164.99 (save $15) Armed with 6 cores and 12 threads, this is one of the best mid-range CPUs out there, especially at the current asking price.

To recap, the Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core/12-thread processor with a 3.6GHz base clock and 4.2GHz boost clock. It also has 32MB of L3 cache, is built on the same 7nm node as the rest of the third-gen ...

AMD's Ryzen 5 3600X is more expensive than the 3600 for a few reasons. It has faster clock speeds from the factory (with a higher TDP) and comes rocking a better stock cooler.