Ryzen 5 3600 | 2024 Revisit [42 Game Benchmark | 1080p, 1440p & 4K]

[@Russell970]

I still daily drive a Ryzen 5 3600 paired with an RTX 3060 Ti no complaints whatsoever even tho I game on a 165Hz 1080P monitor.

[@Beginnergamer1823]

cyberpunk is my problem, i have same combo and even at 1440p my cpu gets 80% usage and gpu 90-95%

[@Russell970]

@@Beginnergamer1823 That's to be expected, On my end I don't think it's an issue to have such high CPU usage as long as the game is smooth and I don't stream or do anything in the background while gaming, But I get it if you need more maybe upgrade to a Ryzen 5 5600X or if you're lucky enough get the 3D variant and voilà you get up to 100% performance increase.

[@zdenek75a]

​@@Beginnergamer1823 My rig is 6900XT+5800x3D and still i prefer to undervolt GPU, limit for 110 FPS ingame and enjoy smoothness and total silence in everything on quality 1080p resolution monitor :)

[@roki977]

@@Beginnergamer1823 on am4 only x3d parts run CP2077 without problems, even 5700x has problems in some areas with a lot of people. I had 5600, 5700x and 5800x3d with 3060ti, rx 6800 and rx 7800xt..

[@dudemanismadcool]

It's been a great chip. Happily runs along at 35-40 degrees C idle (although the CPU spikes a lot in temp and that is normal) with a cooler master hyper 212+ for over 5 years now with roughly yearly maintenance if that. To be fair, my old Ryzen 2200g still makes for a surprisingly thriifty little chip to this day running windows 11 on my parents barebones PC. Ryzen products overall have proven themselves vey reliable. Any future gaming PC will be centred out a TV so I foresee myself using this chip at my desk PC for the next 5 years at least.

[@WSS_the_OG]

This really is a trip down memory lane, as you put it. So far, you're charting my exact progression, starting with the 1600 on an X370 board, and eventually arriving at an X670 + 7800x3d build (with the 5800x3d as the prior build). Looking forward to your addition of Zen 3 to mix! Cheers for the monumental effort you put in to collect all this data so far.

[@mentalplayground]

3600 was / is good CPU.

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

starting to show its age sadly...

[@mentalplayground]

@@AGENTEN-ry6lr True in my case Zen 3 is still doing its job.

[@birdley]

Just built my first pc recently. My friend sold me a motherboard with this cpu ans 16 gigs of ram for $60. Absolutely 0 complaints at that price point

[@mentalplayground]

@@birdley 60$ it is THE deal.

[@Javierm0n0]

I built my rig around the 3600 during the depths of covid and was only able to get a PNY P2200 quadro card. With that card i felt limitations but since i grabbed an RX7600 8G i'm still happy with the performance i'm getting in the games i play: Armored Core Warframe Star Rail BG3 Dakar Rally Cyberpunk 2077 I play most everything on high and lock my fps to 60, rarely do i get frame drops. And even some alpha and beta games im testing. Not to mention using Blender for 3d modeling things to be printed and learning Unreal Engine. I probably wont need to upgrade for another 3 years at least based on this data cuz a true performance uplift would require me to switch to a new socket or find the last am4 r7 at ~$250, which is still an unlikely monetary choice for me personally.

[@KR-sr4jm]

Are you using a stock cooler sir?

[@Javierm0n0]

@@KR-sr4jm nah. air, tower-style.

[@razmanrhoads2078]

Im still with R5 3600 and Rx580 8gb.. and yes im not always playing games all the time.. just chilling on discord and watching utube is my main things to do.. maybe in next year i would grab rx 6600 8gb gpu.. This cpu is more than enough for me..

[@chomper720]

Ryzen 3600 is the about the same as a PS5 so it is gonna be good for a whole console gen if you can survive with console-like performace, especially if paired with RX 6700 non XT or 6600 XT.

[@glbernini0]

Loved this CPU for 4 years before upgrading to a 5800X3D I was actually disappointed the difference wasn't more dramatic!

[@a-animal1206]

Doing the same upgrade soon it's not that big of improvement?

[@glbernini0]

@@a-animal1206It is noticeable but 7800x3ds have dropped in price so much I would make the jump to the totally new & improved platform.

[@Purgathor]

This is quite interesting. The benchmark videos everywhere shows quite a difference. What gpu are you using ?

[@revgamingindo]

​@@Purgathoryeah really wonder, about to jump to the same upgrade path but this statement is worries me

[@jacobmadafaka8232]

i have r5 3600, and a plan on upgrading from RX 570 4gb, which is dying after 6 years of abuse (1 year in 4k if performance is somewhat decent) to RX 7900XTX to play only in 4K. Now when i see some results from 4k, i know, that its not a stupid upgrade, and its gonna hold well for next couple of years :) And when time for r5 3600 will come, i'll upgrade to r7 5800x3d using same, x470 board :)))

[@FoxSky-md1ul]

4k with rx 570 gtfo

[@Eternalduoae]

@02:50 Given that we know that the driver overhead for the CPU is increasingly large for larger GPUs, was the 4090 really the best choice for these older CPUs? Not saying that it invalidates the results but it would have been good to do a sanity check first? e.g. performance scaling in 2-3 well-profiled games using several graphics cards to see if there's any curve/drop-off. Hardware unboxed had a video about this a few years ago and showed how these old CPUs were negatively affected by Nvidia's driver overhead.

[@sylvester4059]

i still use 3600 and planning upgrade to 5700x because of work related, i would say the 5700x now is having nice price from my perspective.

[@Azarilh]

Wait till the new AM4 CPUs release!

[@mraltoid19]

5700x3D is about $200 on Amazon right now.

[@radiofrizzante5220]

@@Azarilhwhat cpu?

[@Azarilh]

@@radiofrizzante5220 That really is dependant on your budget and other PC specs. I would normally discourage the "x" versions as they heat up considerably more with little extra performance ( tho it might not always be the case, it usually is ).

[@user-ii2lg9nb6i]

Bought the 3600 very cheap 3 years ago. Still holds up well with my 6700XT. Not sure, if an update even does make sense.

[@OfficialVortex99]

I’m in the same boat, I got the 6600XT though but Donno if I shoukd upgrade to the 9 3900x

[@inixbarcenas]

5700x3d Is a upgrade if ever lower than that is motly sidegrade?

[@flyinghome1139]

Я люблю ваш канал. 👍 Спасибо за то, что вы делаете!

[@jackywickzzz7369]

So if i am still using a 3600 with a rtx 4070 should be fine rite ?

[@JikoMuskato]

Sounds good to me. :)

[@Exchiefboy]

it's a bit bottleneck tho, either upgrade CPU or downgrade GPU bro :D

[@frikifunky98]

I have a Ryzen 5 3600 with an RTX 3070 and I play Warzone at over 120 fps in 1440p, it still runs strong. 💯

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

no you dont.

[@bmgmist273]

​@@AGENTEN-ry6lr You've seen him play?

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

@@bmgmist273 i know enough about how a 3600 and a 3070 performs in 1440p to say that that is capppppppp claims.

[@bmgmist273]

@@AGENTEN-ry6lr is it that dramatic? currently looking for parts to build my own rn

[@robertcapa6668]

My old daily driver is an i7 4790 & rx470 but for the sake of 32gb of L3 cache to help things along I just bought a 3600 to pair with an rx5700, my main PC which eats more power is a 3900x and a 6800 but this is for productivity and not ecomical to use for watching videos etc.

[@JohnBraman413]

3600 dtill performs just fine for me and the games i play.

[@cristianiglesias8110]

Great video dude, very informative

[@amehu]

3600 here for 2 years and no need to switch for 144hz gaming (RX5700XT too)

[@zdenek75a]

Please more tests around mid builds. For example, it is possible to decide avg FPS you want and then look what monitor/resolution are good for that. Mostly people have 120Hz-144Hz monitors, so what reason to run for higher FPS than that? To make a summary what I am missing on YT channels - vid, that will make reasonable builds recommendation for around 130 FPS for two scenarios - 1080p and 1440p.

[@realnamesnotgiven6193]

I'm using a 3600 overcooked 4.1 ghz

[@piyapolphetmunee3879]

I like my CPUs extra well done too

[@FernandoLucas48]

Hi! I have a r5 3600 with a gtx 1650 super and i don’t really feel like upgrading but, if i were to, would it make sense to do so this year or am i clear for maybe 2-3 more years?

[@roki977]

i agree. on am4 only x3d CPUs make sense with new GPUs.. I had 2600k, 5600, 5700x, 5800x3d with 3060ti, rx6800 and 7800xt . Two years ago 5600 was great upgrade for me when i had 3060ti but now with 7800xt only x3d will do almost perfect job. I think that investing in x3d is not bad idea and thse CPUs will hold their value much better than rest of AM4s..

[@angeltzepesh1]

Non x3D 5000 chips are still plenty of performance for a mid tier system, you wont see a big difference between 5800x and 5800x3D with something like RTX 4070.

[@VerticalHysteria]

My kid wanted a system, so I dug out my old Z77. delidded 3770K on a board with a little 32gb of GSkill 2400mhz CL9 6.3ns memory! Baller for back in the day. However, it was taken apart before SSD's had become cheaper and faster than RAID setups. Anyways, Got on amazon, grabbed a 1TB sata express SSD, some cheap RGB fans with a remote, A decent looking case called S2 I got for $40, Corsair 120mm Aio, 600W PSU. Slapped a solid OC to 4.8Ghz achieved out of it on the Aio with some liquid metal. Found a cheap 1660 Ti ROX strix version with a 2080Ti cooler on it. I dunno but sliders all go to the right without a problem. max clocks all day! All I can say is I'm actually surprised how well it games on a 1080p 72hz monitor. It's got a super solid frametime. Flat as a heart monitor on a skeleton. its been going like this for 4 years now with the primary bios chip failing and would you know back in the day ASUS sent boards with an extra bios chip incase you fried the original.

[@jdslipknot]

im using ryzen 3600 and i will pair it with a 4080 super soon. lmao if your asking why, im waiting until the 9800x3d goes back in stock.

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 3600 / 8700 trades blows

[@nblastoise4479]

2hand 8700 are cheap

[@mraltoid19]

Why no 5600? If you don't have one, I get it. I appreciate you did with what you got.

[@Shayne2110]

Would be nice if a 5600 was a contender too

[@jconley2795]

I got a 3600 back in 2021 and its served me well but i've been debating whether or not to upgrade to the 5800. My rig can run pretty much every game I want it to, but I get micro stutters when playing certain modern games

[@HuntaKiller91]

Zen2 is still decent for 100hz gaming Im not buying anything more than 1080p these days $45 for a 3600 nonX is crazy gud deal

[@ihatesnakeu.7238]

Im currently on a 3570k so i have no idea how fast todays CPUs are, but does it work well enough to play comp fps games with discord in the background?🤣🤣

[@nblastoise4479]

I5 4460 here,im excited for this summer,gonna build an r5 5600+Rx 6600 for 1080 gaming,never was this cheap build a decent pc.r5 3600 is more than enough for 120-180 FPS competitive games

[@ihatesnakeu.7238]

​​@@nblastoise4479Same here, I could always upgrade to the 5600 or higher if needed lmao and since I'm coming from a older build, I think even the 3600 will blow my mind🤣🤣

[@Otachitaki]

I'm using this cpu paired with 1660s just playing combat master

[@cocosloan3748]

To bad 5600 wasnt included in the charts. TY anyway - nice vid ! 👍

[@eTeknix]

Coming up next.

[@alfonsobriceno1592]

I have the 3600 with a 6650XT. is the ryzen 9 5950X a Good upgrade? or is it too much?

[@leonardoogalera]

Tbh I gonna upgrade my 1660 super for a 4080Ti. My cpu is the very same R5 3600. I intend to upgrade the cpu,ram and mobo next year. Too much $$ to upgrade all at once.

[@nblastoise4479]

For 1080p gaming?

[@leonardoogalera]

@@nblastoise4479 2160p AAA games, but you can play competitive 1080p with over 200fps

[@thesauce5558]

Same here although don't have enough money for a 4080ti gonna go for a RTX 3060 instead

[@apexpredator8395]

Ryzen 5 3600 + 4070 suıper combo here !

[@befine1304]

Is everything ok ؟؟؟؟ i have R5 3600 i am about to buy 4070 or Rx 7800xt

[@robertcapa6668]

I'd probably get a slightly better CPU for the more top range cards but it will work....get an upgrade if you need it, you might not be bothered....

[@befine1304]

@@robertcapa6668 Thank you a lot

[@takehirolol5962]

It's a decent CPU, should be able to keep averages of more than 60 FPS. Same Zen 2 as the PS5 and Xbox Series.

[@Russell970]

Which is why it's gonna be good enough for 3 more years

[@Raoskje]

The 4700s (equivalent) inside those consoles is actually faster than a 3600

[@takehirolol5962]

@@Raoskje Yes, but still the good purpose: more than 60 FPS.

[@Russell970]

@@Raoskje That's due to the GDDR6 RAM, But the 3600 has double the L3 cache which sometimes makes a big difference in extremely CPU bound scenarios.

[@Russell970]

@@Raoskje Watch hardware haven's recent video on the Ryzen 7 4700s that struggled against a Ryzen 1700.

[@zdenek75a]

I am sorry, but what I missed in video? It seems so strange, looking into graphs and see, that sometime, (like in Starfield) 1440 outperform 1080? Mindblowing. But I really appreciate such comparisons, definitely fan of it

[@eTeknix]

CPUs are limited at 1080p where they’re working their hardest. Then at higher resolutions, the gpu takes over and the cpu is working less so the frame rate can spike.

[@zdenek75a]

@@eTeknix Thanks

[@rich1958]

I have paired with AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and I can only get 40-50 fps on squad. I know game is not designed well but many get much better.

[@сергейбондаренко-ф4ц]

спасибо за инфу,можно еще разницу процессоров интел 10400f.11400f-12400f большой между ними отрыв

[@juice7661]

You're not running 3600 CL16 on a Ryzen 5 1600. Your benchmarks are invalid.

[@Hjominbonrun]

although this is not Iceberg, I still hope that this video will have a 6900xt or 7900xtx on the old old ryzen. In the spirit of min maxing. Cos we know Nvidia will wack any normal CPU but AMD wont and may show us longevity of these slower CPU's by buying Radeons. also, 69 views. Nice.

[@Russell970]

69 is nice indeed

[@eto6197]

Too bad the 5700X and/or 5700X3D have not been compared. This would give such a great overview for people considering an upgrade, if a simple $150-180 CPU upgrade on AM4 might be a good choice compared to a full system upgrade.

[@limitless2756]

I got this cpu and the Radeon Rx 7700 xt I don’t know about pc a lot but I will change it in a year does anyone think that I’ll have problems?

[@ibizenco]

Back when graphics cards cost at least one kidney, I built a gaming PC for the teenage son of a relative. It (still) has a R5 3600 and a GTX 1650 Super (...). My favourite online PC store offers a 7800XT as an "Outlet" item - meaning returned by the previous owner and put back up for sale for a cheaper price. This 7800XT might be a good upgrade. (I got him an ASUS motherboard that supports newer CPU's.) The 7800XT is better than my 3070Ti ??

[@itsatrap4986]

The 7800XT is about 25% more performance with 16GB than the 3070 ti.

[@ibizenco]

@@itsatrap4986 It seems that the 3600 would "bottleneck" a 7800XT.

[@itsatrap4986]

@@ibizenco Yeah. You might want to upgrade the CPU to a 5600/5700x or 5700x3d that can even push higher tier GPUs.

[@ibizenco]

@@itsatrap4986 As far as I know, the teenage boy mainly plays Fortnite (and the likes). His dad got him a 30-or-so inch monitor (I myself play at 1080p), but I don't know the resolution. I hear no complaints, so I guess his 3600/1650S are still doing fine?

[@itsatrap4986]

@@ibizenco The 1650 Super is equivalent to a rx 580. They are considered low end medium/low settings at 1080p but you have AI upscalers FSR to get more frames. The 3600 is still a capable CPU, that can push up to a 6650XT/7600/3060/4060. Any GPU above like a 6750XT/6800/7800XT, I'd upgrade the CPU to a 5600/5700X/5700X3D.

[@Sharbzz]

I am getting a 3600 for 20$ in exchange of my 3400g , i am getting that becuz my 3400g bottleneck my rtx 3050 😅

[@cherrylollipopZz13]

I run 3600 on 6650xt no issues still on 1440p

[@thaddeus2447]

Since you revisiting older hardware, Is there anyway for you to take a look at those X99 xeon V3 cpus ? Something like e5 2699 v3 18 core 36 threads 3.6ghz can be had for 40$ on aliexpress, that chip cost like 5k back in the day. With turbo boost mod + undervolt on cheap chinese motherboard CPU will hold 3.6ghz all core. Those still perform well with that massive 45mb l3 cache. I have e5 2696v3 as backup system with RTX 2080, main difference that cpu has 3.8ghz clock and works with DDR3 and DDR4 if board have such option. With mild undervolt and TB mod and dissabling cores to 10core20 threads 3.8ghz sustained on all cores, gaming performance is around zen 2 and zen 3 cpu's depending on game. Any chance Bro taking a look yourself ? :)

[@afiqkamal2845]

Can i run 4070 super with Ryzen 5 3600 and 650w psu?

[@baladavient11]

Commenting here because I too want to know!

[@rump1805]

I have r5 3600, rtx 4070 and 600w, all good

[@sergeyt2947]

running 4070 ti + 3600 + 600 w --- works perfectly.

[@vrizwan]

Still have the 3600 with an fe rtx 3070

[@dbunik44]

unfortunately windows has informed me and other 3600 users that are chips are invalid, so in october of next year, all support ends, and when the games in the tank that are still designed for 10, I will hjave to upgrade, games don't love Linux(which I;m dual booted) so 250 bucks i'll just upgrade to a 56oo, b559 mobo, and 32gb ram, it just frustrates me, why shpoiuld the hardware make any difference for their spy machine?

[@RalsRdh]

Nice vids mate 🙌 Still waiting for "revisit 10400/ 11400 in 2024" Lol

[@eTeknix]

Sooooon! 😂

[@angeltzepesh1]

Tests like these should always be done with lower tier GPUs, nobody has x600 Ryzen and buys a 4090. An RTX 4070/7800xt would be a way better GPU to pair with such a CPU.

[@MrJord1994]

You don’t get an honest test that way

[@Xenos_AR]

Well, im considering this actually 😅

[@joshuafisher5447]

Why isn’t the 5600 being tested?

[@eTeknix]

Does Clock Speed Affect Games? Ryzen 5 5600 Vs 5600X [42 Game Benchmark | 1080p, 1440p & 4K] kzbin.info/www/bejne/epTEYqZji5V_mbs

[@Vetis213]

the 5600 (non x) seems to get ignored a lot

[@eTeknix]

Coming soon.

[@negativentry]

I am not convinced about the new AM5 generation yes it faster but not by employing better architecture but at the expense of extra heat and power usage. While I am working away daily on my Ryzen 5 3600 and the temps are kept at 49 - 55 *C ... eating away 33W. Beat that AM5.

[@KR-sr4jm]

Do you use the stock cooler?

[@ricardoribeiro6861]

I can buy them new for 60€ 💀

[@noxiuz1]

please add 5600 then remove 1600 cuz no one using it again

[@jeroen5736]

pointless tests vs 4090 ..