AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, AIDA64, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Gears 5, MATLAB, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark, Prime95, Blender, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 5 3600XT

55%

Ryzen 5 3600X

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3600XT

54%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.6	96.0
Valorant	109.7	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	61.1
Apex Legends	103.1	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	82.3	81.9
Overwatch	88.9	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	75.3
DOOM Eternal	54.9	54.6
Warzone	85.6	85.1
Assassin's Creed	92.2	91.7
Valheim	91.1	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: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3600XT

48%

Ryzen 5 3600X

47%

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

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that 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 advantages 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 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	207	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1671	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	519	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3855	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1330	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9945	9588

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2831	2651
Multi-Core	18815	18377

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1386	1341
Multi-Core	8390	7891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Announcement date	July 23, 2020	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Matisse	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	3	3
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	3MB	3MB
L3 cache	32MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-100000281BOX	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. 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 5 3600XT is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 1
However, it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X specs and review.