The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X takes the spot of the Ryzen 5 2600X, already one of the best processors on the market for gaming. However, it takes that budget-minded stage of performance to another level, with increased IPC (instructions per clock) performance, along with a higher clock speed – while keeping at the same price point.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor that's quick enough to hold its own in single-threaded processes. By itself, this makes the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X a compelling processor for gaming, but that budget price tag will make it a superstar for most people, especially as the Black Friday shopping season approaches.
If you want to get your hands on the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, you're looking at a price tag of $239 (£239, AU$389). That's in the same neck of the woods as the Intel Core i5-9600K, at $262 (£249, AU$365), but with SMT (simultaneous multi-threading), and a slightly lower boost clock at 4.4GHz.
So, while the Intel Core i5-9600K would theoretically offer slightly higher single-core performance, having twice the processing threads means that it pulls far ahead in most other computing tasks – for instance, if you're interested in streaming your gameplay. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, then, with its lower price and higher core count, makes for a far better value proposition than Team Blue's competing chip.
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