AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Review vs. R5 3600: 50 for a Letter
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Date: 2020-05-06
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Jerry
Sorry Steve, I disagree. I bought the 3600X on launch day. I've been very happy with it. While others did not get max boost clocks with their 3600. I did with my 3600X on 1st boot after updating the bios on my X370 MB. I already had 3200 DDR4 from my 1600X, and had no issues with memory. But the boost was all over the place 4 of my 6 cores would boost to 4. 4 Ghz in no particular order. But they did not hold it very long. My single core scores in GPU Z were fantastic. Now 5 months later and several bios updates later I get 4. 45 boosts on two cores, 4. 4 on the next two, and 4. 375 on the last two. I have it paired up with Navi now. So we will see how gaming performance compares to my water cooled Vega 64 OC. With my 1080P 144Hz 1ms gaming monitor. It gives me full performance that my monitor is capable of.
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Sorry Steve, I disagree. I bought the 3600X on launch day. I've been very happy with it. While others did not get max boost clocks with their 3600. I did with my 3600X on 1st boot after updating the bios on my X370 MB. I already had 3200 DDR4 from my 1600X, and had no issues with memory. But the boost was all over the place 4 of my 6 cores would boost to 4. 4 Ghz in no particular order. But they did not hold it very long. My single core scores in GPU Z were fantastic. Now 5 months later and several bios updates later I get 4. 45 boosts on two cores, 4. 4 on the next two, and 4. 375 on the last two. I have it paired up with Navi now. So we will see how gaming performance compares to my water cooled Vega 64 OC. With my 1080P 144Hz 1ms gaming monitor. It gives me full performance that my monitor is capable of.
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David
So, here's a different question: If I could get an open box 3600x for the same price as a 3600, would it be worth it? Based on your reviews of the 3600, I already bought that. But now they have a couple of open box 3600x available for the same price. I'm probably not going to do much, if any, manual overclocking. But I am using a Hyper 212 cooler, instead of stock anyways. There is no restocking fee. So all I'm really investing is the hour or so travel time each way, plus subway/bus costs of under 5, plus the time to take out and replace the CPU. Plus, I assume that the 3600x will have a higher resale value when/if I eventually upgrade, although perhaps not all that much, if the general consensus is that it's not worth the extra. So, what do you think? Thanks!
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So, here's a different question: If I could get an open box 3600x for the same price as a 3600, would it be worth it? Based on your reviews of the 3600, I already bought that. But now they have a couple of open box 3600x available for the same price. I'm probably not going to do much, if any, manual overclocking. But I am using a Hyper 212 cooler, instead of stock anyways. There is no restocking fee. So all I'm really investing is the hour or so travel time each way, plus subway/bus costs of under 5, plus the time to take out and replace the CPU. Plus, I assume that the 3600x will have a higher resale value when/if I eventually upgrade, although perhaps not all that much, if the general consensus is that it's not worth the extra. So, what do you think? Thanks!
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ed
This is what I don't get. ok amd cuaght up to Intel using a huge jump in technology. but how is this exciting. and 7nm equals Intel 14nm in core for core performance. actually it really doesn't because they still don't clock as well as Intel. other then price this generation of amd isn't exciting at all. they are equal to 4 year old Intel products. Wow. Same goes for the gpu side wow they almost equal nvdia using a huge leap forward with a big die shrink. And and still uses more power and creates more heat. technology wise this is not exciting at all it's blah except for price
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This is what I don't get. ok amd cuaght up to Intel using a huge jump in technology. but how is this exciting. and 7nm equals Intel 14nm in core for core performance. actually it really doesn't because they still don't clock as well as Intel. other then price this generation of amd isn't exciting at all. they are equal to 4 year old Intel products. Wow. Same goes for the gpu side wow they almost equal nvdia using a huge leap forward with a big die shrink. And and still uses more power and creates more heat. technology wise this is not exciting at all it's blah except for price
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Asad
So if 3600 and 3600x cost me almost the same, with 3600 literally maybe 5 less. And I am gonna go 5700XT anyway. And I am gonna game mostly and make YouTube videos about games and such. I can go 3600x and 5700XT? Especially if my initial plan was 3700x but it's a bit pricey for me? Question: Can the 3600x be OCed more than the 3600? I know Steve talked about it at the end of the video but I didn't get any. Well. Conclusions? Just curious. I am new to all this. So don't rip me apart when answering.
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So if 3600 and 3600x cost me almost the same, with 3600 literally maybe 5 less. And I am gonna go 5700XT anyway. And I am gonna game mostly and make YouTube videos about games and such. I can go 3600x and 5700XT? Especially if my initial plan was 3700x but it's a bit pricey for me? Question: Can the 3600x be OCed more than the 3600? I know Steve talked about it at the end of the video but I didn't get any. Well. Conclusions? Just curious. I am new to all this. So don't rip me apart when answering.
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Googlar
It looks like in North America, the 3600X now comes with a free game (you get one of two choices, and it is also slightly reduced in price, so if you want one of those two games, it is actually a better deal, because there is no free game with the 3600! (or at least this is how it is in Canada, and it's usually more or less the same as the US when it comes to computer components)
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It looks like in North America, the 3600X now comes with a free game (you get one of two choices, and it is also slightly reduced in price, so if you want one of those two games, it is actually a better deal, because there is no free game with the 3600! (or at least this is how it is in Canada, and it's usually more or less the same as the US when it comes to computer components)
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Animate
Couple questions. Building a new Ryzen system in 2020 (3600/rtx2070) would I be better off with a high end x470 motherboard like the crosshair or something like the x570 TUF Motherboard? Both can be had for about the same price. Or is there a better option in the 150-200 price range? And second question, would a 3600+rtx2070 be ok with a 650W PSU or would 750 be better?
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Couple questions. Building a new Ryzen system in 2020 (3600/rtx2070) would I be better off with a high end x470 motherboard like the crosshair or something like the x570 TUF Motherboard? Both can be had for about the same price. Or is there a better option in the 150-200 price range? And second question, would a 3600+rtx2070 be ok with a 650W PSU or would 750 be better?
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joefromspace
In actual games and programs you probably will never notice any difference between x and non-x. In benches, i have noticed my X does beat the non-x slightly, but worth the money? I got my X for 229. 99 so it was not so expensive. I guess it's just whatever floats your boat. Also for the love of god, whatever one you go with, get a aftermarket heatpipe-based cooler.
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In actual games and programs you probably will never notice any difference between x and non-x. In benches, i have noticed my X does beat the non-x slightly, but worth the money? I got my X for 229. 99 so it was not so expensive. I guess it's just whatever floats your boat. Also for the love of god, whatever one you go with, get a aftermarket heatpipe-based cooler.
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Was
A buddy of mine just got the 3600X, but mostly because it was only 9. 1 10 more with either Borderlands 3 or The Outer Worlds (both Epic version) on top and having the better cooler also sweetens that deal. 50 more just for the better cooler and clock speeds is a bust ofc, although not as much as 200 more for the (fanless) 1800X over the 1700 back then.
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A buddy of mine just got the 3600X, but mostly because it was only 9. 1 10 more with either Borderlands 3 or The Outer Worlds (both Epic version) on top and having the better cooler also sweetens that deal. 50 more just for the better cooler and clock speeds is a bust ofc, although not as much as 200 more for the (fanless) 1800X over the 1700 back then.
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AftermathXJ220
My 3600X using Asus X570 Prime-P motherboard & Noctua D-15 cooler, hits all-core 4. 3 Ghz 1. 34 volts, 4. 35 Ghz 1. 4 volts, & 4. 4 Ghz was not stable enough to finish Cinebench R-15 even 1. 44 volts. Was not willing to push any further, but the temperatures were still fine at about 75 Fahrenheit, just too high of a voltage to push on.
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My 3600X using Asus X570 Prime-P motherboard & Noctua D-15 cooler, hits all-core 4. 3 Ghz 1. 34 volts, 4. 35 Ghz 1. 4 volts, & 4. 4 Ghz was not stable enough to finish Cinebench R-15 even 1. 44 volts. Was not willing to push any further, but the temperatures were still fine at about 75 Fahrenheit, just too high of a voltage to push on.
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Aresisis
wonder what the differences are against 3600x OC? my MSI x470 has this game mode in bios that puts it at 4. 25 all core, so with oc being that easy i can't imagine anyone leaving it on stock. this could just be me trying to justify that extra price. tho it was on sale, only 25 more than 3600. i gotta watch these videos before the next build
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wonder what the differences are against 3600x OC? my MSI x470 has this game mode in bios that puts it at 4. 25 all core, so with oc being that easy i can't imagine anyone leaving it on stock. this could just be me trying to justify that extra price. tho it was on sale, only 25 more than 3600. i gotta watch these videos before the next build
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