Amd ryzen 5 3600x review in Spanish (full analysis)

We are still full with CPU and boards, and this time it is time to analyze the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X one of the new generation processors that, along with the 3600, will be a sales success for sure. A CPU that maintains 6 cores and 12 threads increasing its frequency up to 3.8 / 4.4 GHz under this new architecture. An ideal CPU for mid / high-end gaming equipment for just over 270 euros.

The big question will be : Will the 3600 be worth more than the 3600X? In this review we will focus on the model at hand, but in the graphics you will have all the Ryzen models that we will analyze.

Before continuing, we must thank AMD Spain for the loan of its new CPUs to carry out all our analyzes.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X technical characteristics

Unboxing

Well, the presentation that this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has used is exactly the same as that of other upper and lower models. It is then a square box completely and made of flexible cardboard, quite thin, and normal. In it AMD shows its distinctive screen printing of the Ryzen, which has not changed too much compared to the previous generation.

On one side of this box, as always, we have an opening that reveals the encapsulation of the processor showing the model it is. With nothing else to contribute, we open the box to find a plastic mold that holds a second box where the stock sink comes in and a second plastic package to store the processor.

In addition to this, we only have a small user guide. At this point I want to say something, and it is that it does not seem to me a forceful encapsulation this that the Ryzen processors bring today. In this unit, and as you will see later, we have found one of the external pins of the CPU bent. It is not difficult to remedy the problem, but that is clearly because the CPU is rather poorly protected from bumps during shipping.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X exterior and package design

We are going down steps in the power scale of these new Ryzen to place ourselves in a medium / high range, with this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. As you can understand, this is the natural successor of 2700X, then it is a CPU that comes with practically the same specifications as the 3600 (without the X) but with a higher TDP to support more overclocking and a higher frequency in its cores.

This generation of Ryzen processors has come with quite a few new features under the hood, such as the implementation of the new Infinity Fabric memory interface or chiplet- based architecture. Of course assuming that we all know that the cores of these new processors have dropped to 7nm FinFET. Although not for this reason AMD has lowered the frequency, but just the opposite, even 16-core beasts such as the 3950X reach 4.7 GHz, which is somewhat impressive.

Regarding the external design, we also have no news regarding the other CPU models. AMD has chosen to mount a copper and aluminum IHS on the two chiplets that this processor will bring. It occupies practically the entire area of ​​the substrate and is directly welded to the DIE of the nuclei. With this, the manufacturer intends to improve the temperature exchange between the inside of the cores and the heatsink. The problem is that it remains welded, is that making a delid is going to be much more complicated than when we have thermal paste between both components. AMD continues to do better than Intel in these respects.

On the opposite side of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X we have the entire area of ​​the substrate with the pin array installed on it. This matrix as you see consists of gold plated copper pins and in a straight configuration, to connect it over the AM4 socket. A socket that has accompanied these Ryzen since its inception, and that still has perfect validity even for these powerful processors.

In this photo with zoom applied we can see how the pin in the left corner is slightly bent. In this unit it came like this from the factory, and although it is not serious, it should not be like that. Correcting the problem is easy, we take any tweezers or something with a fine tip and delicately place it in place until it fits perfectly in the socket. If at the beginning the CPU does not enter it, it is because a pin is bent, never press or force it to enter.

These are the advantages and disadvantages of this PGA-type socket, where AMD states that it will remain at least until 2020, so we assume that there will be a refresh of the architecture to put more wood and thus compete with the 10nm CPUs of Intel, rest assured that they will come with brutal performance.

Finishing with this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X package, although we do not see the interior, we have a total of two DIE or chiplets as they are now called. In one of them are the cores and the cache memory, and in the other the PCH with the memory interface and other elements.

Heatsink design

This AMD Ryzen 5 3600X features AMD's Wraith Spire heatsink as a thermal solution. It is a heatsink that is halfway between the most powerful, called Wraith Prism, and the least powerful, Wraith Stealth. These three heatsinks are the ones that had been used in the previous generation and practically have the same specifications as we have seen in other reviews.

In fact, the top model in the most powerful CPUs is quite fair, we will see if the one that brings this CPU also happens the same. In any case, it is a block made entirely of aluminum, even at the base of contact with the CPU. In addition, it has its respective thermal paste applied from the factory, so be careful when unpacking it to leave it intact.

On top of the dense vertical straight finned we have a 100 mm diameter fan installed, although the effective radius of its blades is approximately 85 mm. It is certainly much more basic than the top model, 92mm, and also we do not have RGB lighting on the outer edge this time, we will see how this absence affects the PFS…

This heatsink is only made up of an aluminum block, so we don't have heat pipes or anything like that. In addition, the method of fixing is different from that used by the Prism, and this is important to keep in mind. In this case we only have a bracket with four screws, so we will need to remove the two plastic tabs from the plate socket. In this way we will screw the heatsink directly into the four holes without worrying about tightening too much, since a spring in each screw will control the pressure limit on the IHS and a stop on the thread itself.

Benefits

Let's see below the main features of this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, remember that if you want to know all the details about the new architecture of the Ryzen 3000, we developed it more extensively in the review of the Ryzen 9 3900X .

AMD uses the same 6-core, 12-thread processing setup for this unit, so continue to use AMD SMT multithreading technology on all your CPUs. Starting with the input / output interface we have the new Infinity Fabric architecture with 12 nm, which allows installing a total of 128 GB of 3200 MHz RAM, although it is not an obstacle to using faster memories thanks to the support with XMP profiles. In fact, boards with X570 support almost 4400 MHz almost all of them.

These AMD cores are manufactured under 7nm FinFET lithography and offer a speed of 3.8 GHz base frequency, and 4.4 GHz in boost mode. This unit already has a fairly high base frequency close to 4 GHz, and only needs a TDP of 95W, down to 65W for the 3600 version. Remember, for example, that the 2600X was capable of reaching 4.2 GHz. in 6/12 configuration and had a TDP of 105W, so the jump in efficiency has been very important. And not only is this, since AMD has shown in its analyzes an improvement in the CPI of 15% compared to the previous generation, something that we will immediately verify in the tests that we are going to carry out.

We have previously referred to chiplet-based architecture. It consists of implementing a certain number of silicons in a processor depending on the cores we need. Each AMD chiplet is made up of 8 cores and 32 MB of cache memory. The manufacturer is deactivating cores to form the desired models.

In this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X we have a single chiplet and also with two deactivated cores, making the total of 6 functional. The level 1 cache is made up of 32 KB in L1I and L1D for each core, smaller than the previous generation, but 8-way. The L2 cache has 3 MB, being 512KB per core, and finally the L3 cache consists of 32 MB, the maximum of the chiplet when being shared in blocks of 16 MB for every 4 cores.

This CPU does not have integrated graphics, only the G family does. And although it is an unlocked model and prepared for overclocking, current X570 boards still do not have a BIOS with the ability to perform this process safely, so, as in other reviews, we will skip this step.

Test bench and performance test

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Base plate:	X570 Aorus Pro
RAM:	16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB Royal DDR4 3600MHz
Heatsink	Stock
HDD	ADATA SU750
Graphic card	Nvidia RTX 2060 Founders Edition
Power supply	Be Quiet! Dark Pro 11 1000w

Now we are going to check the stability of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processor in stock values. The motherboard we have stressed with Prime 95 Custom and air cooling through the stock sink. The graphic we have used is an Nvidia RTX 2060 Founders Edition, without further delay, let's see the results obtained in our tests.

Benchmarks (Synthetic tests)

We have tested performance with the X570 platform and top- notch hardware. Will we see that 15% improvement over the 2600X?

• Cinebench R15 and R20 (CPU Score).Aida643DMARKVRMARKPCMark 8Blender RobotWprime 32M

Game testing

In the same way, we have tested this set with the 6 games that we have been using for some time, in order to have a reference with the rest of the analyzed models. There is a huge list of IPs, and that is impossible to test or buy them all. Extrapolate these results and the performance steps between CPUs to see more or less how it would behave with a certain game. This is the graphic configuration used

• Shadow of the Tomb Rider, Alto, TAA + Anisotropico x4, DirectX 12 Far Cry 5, Alto, TAA, DirectX 12 DOOM, Ultra, TAA, Open GL 4.5 Final Fantasy XV, standard, TAA, DirectX 12 Deus EX Mankind Divided, Alto, Anisotropic x4, DirectX 12 Metro Exodus, High, Anisotropic x16, DirectX 12 (without RT)

Overclocking

Like the other Ryzen, the processor does not allow overclocking from AMD Ryzen Master or from the BIOS (for the moment). We can only adjust the voltage, to make it undervolting. In the event that we raise the multiplier to improve the frequency, the equipment will freeze and restart.

Consumption and temperature

We have used Prime95 in its large version to test both temperatures and consumption. All Watts readings have been measured from the wall socket and the entire assembly except the monitor.

As far as temperatures are concerned, we see that it is a CPU quite prone to heat. Already in the resting state we oscillate at temperatures close to 50 ° C on average. While if we subject it to prolonged stress, we will gradually reach about 79 degrees peak, although on average we are at 70 ° C, which is really good. In this way we can confirm that the serial heatsink will work quite well even in equipment under stress. It would only remain to see at what temperature it would get if it reached 4.4 GHz, because for now it is limited to 4.1 GHz, and not to say when overclocking. We also haven't had any reboots by never reaching the CPU limit.

Regarding consumption, as it is also relatively tight, it is true that this second test bench is slightly different from that of the other reviews, specifically the motherboard. In fact, it is a higher consumption than the most powerful CPUs, at least at rest. But at maximum performance 149W is a much lower figure than the previous 2600X, which is very good despite the increase in frequency and the higher consumption of the chipset, let's not forget about it.

We have also taken the opportunity to jointly stress CPU and GPU, in order to find the maximum consumption that would occur in such a computer. We have obtained an average value of 307W that is within what is considered normal for a 160W TPU GPU.

Final words and conclusion about AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

We come to the end of the analysis of what will be one of the great options to gamer in this new AMD platform. Natural successor of the 2600X and also with notable better than the previous generation as we see in its benchmarks. We have a 6 physical core / 12 logical core configuration running at 3.8 and 4.4 GHz along with its huge 32MB cache.

As for temperatures we have not had any problem, always using the latest version of Prime, because it is true that previous versions are not entirely compatible with these new CPUs. 70 ° C on average in a 24 hour stress is really good to have this very small heatsink.

It might not be as extremely good at multitasking as the mighty Ryzen 9s, but look how well these 3600s and 3600s perform in games. And it is that we practically surpass in all the records its older brothers. AMD knows that they will be a best seller, and has ensured that this is the case.

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We still don't have the possibility to do manual overclocking because the platform is quite green. But if we look at its 95W TDP, a user who plans to upload it for laps will get an advantage over its older brother. Perhaps this is one of the few options that are favorable to it, but in the rest, the 3600 is a huge rival.

Finally we find this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X for a price of about 274 euros, which are 55 euros more expensive than the 3600. You will see, but seeing that it is so close to the 3600 in any case, we believe that it would only be worth it for overclocking 3600 or 3600X? The fight is served, but which one would you choose?

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
- PERFORMANCE / PRICE RATIO	- WE HAVE A 3600 CLOSER AND CHEAPER
- THE SMART OPTION FOR GAMING TOGETHER WITH THE 3600	- DOES NOT ALLOW MANUAL OVERCLOCKING
- HUGE CACHE AND HIGH FREQUENCY
- BETTER SERIES SINKER THAN THE 3600
- BETTER OVERCLOCKING IS EXPECTED

The Professional Review team awards you the gold medal and recommended product:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

YIELD YIELD - 92%

MULTI-THREAD PERFORMANCE - 87%

OVERCLOCK - 80%

TEMPERATURES - 82%

CONSUMPTION - 84%

PRICE - 89%

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