AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, 3DMark, SuperPi, 7zip, Handbrake, Blender, Blender, RealBench, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Apex Legends
Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Valorant
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 3300X

53%

Ryzen 5 3600X

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3600X is 3% better than Ryzen 3 3300X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 3300X

53%

Ryzen 5 3600X

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.8	96.0
Valorant	106.6	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	59.7	61.1
Apex Legends	100.2	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	79.9	81.9
Overwatch	86.3	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.5	75.3
DOOM Eternal	53.3	54.6
Warzone	83.1	85.1
Assassin's Creed	89.5	91.7
Valheim	88.4	90.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 3300X

70%

Ryzen 5 3600X

47%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 3300X is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	200	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1129	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	495	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2588	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1267	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6754	9588

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2715	2651
Multi-Core	12815	18377

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1382	1341
Multi-Core	5663	7891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Announcement date	May 21, 2020	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Matisse	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	3800 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	256KB	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000159 100-100000159BOX 100-100000159MPK	100-000000022 100-100000022BOX 100-100000022MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 3600X has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 3300X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3300X is better: 4
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 27
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 3 3300X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X specs and review.