AMD has finally managed to beat Intel in both value and performance. This CPU has 6 cores and 3.8 GHz clock speed for only $250. What more could you ask for, great for virtualization, coding, gaming and everything you could throw at it.

This chip is a beast! Was able to snag mine from 'AMD authorized reseller'. Came in 1 day when it was estimated to take 3. This thing blows everything out of the water at this price point. On par with the intel 9700k in gaming for $70 less, and better than the $489 i9 9900k in productivity and multitasking. First time buying an AMD chip but with their recent innovations its hard to justify buying Intel.

The Ryzen 5 3600X is just as easy to install then any other AMD processor. The box includes the processor, a sticker, and the Wraith cooler with thermal paste pre-applied. I came from using a Ryzen 3 2200G and a GTX 1060 6GB, my framerates instantly doubled. Let it be known that with the stock cooler, the CPU runs hot*, thus leading to louder fans. *60C average; the maximum temperature is 95C. 4/5; stock settings runs loud, other than that, it's perfect.

if you are looking for the best bang for your buck CPU on any budget to mid pc build look no further than the Ryzen 5 3600! The 3600x is basically the same as the regular 3600 but costs $50 more due to its higher out-of-factory clockspeed and better stock cooler. Only reason to buy the x over the 3600 is if you are not looking to overclock at all. If you are planning on overclocking and playing around with your cpu power, SAVE SOME MONEY AND BUY A 3600 INSTEAD.

Amazing cpu the performance that you get for the money is unmatched comparing to intel the speed of 8700k and 9700 for way less money and that’s at stock for stock. This cpu has a lot of headroom for overclocking easily hit 4.6 on all cores with h100i.