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AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3rd Generation 6-Core - 12-Thread - 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 Unlocked Desktop Processor

Model:
100-100000031BOX
SKU:
6356278
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98%would recommend to a friend

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Customers praise the Ryzen 5 3600 for its exceptional value for money, making it a great choice for budget-conscious buyers. It is also highly regarded for its excellent gaming and multitasking capabilities, delivering impressive performance for both work and play. While some users have concerns about its temperature and stock cooler, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many customers expressing satisfaction with its easy installation and compatibility.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing processor. Best processor out there for budget builds. Great price point too

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Ryzen 5 3600

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Budget CPU. I recommend picking this up if you’re trying to do a budget 1k build.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Great cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a huge improvement over my ryzen 5 1600. The computer feels like it is twice as fast now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    A must buy!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good price to performance ratio. Still holds up to be a great cpu in 2021!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Snappy

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I went from an FX-6300 to this and let me tell you, this thing is fast. I am very glad J uograded.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Beast for the price.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best happy medium for gaming and workloads. Stays cool. Can’t beat it for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Solid CPU

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great with all games I have played. The GPU does most of the work anyway.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    smokin

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    does what it expects. Intel can't keep up with the cpu's amd is putting out. Long AMD

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Great processor

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This processor performs within 3% of the more expensive ryzen 7 3800x. At more than half the cost.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Intel move aside!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    AMD is doing it right, great processor! Ryzen 5 pairs with a great GPU makes it stupid fast!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Great buy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best upgrade ever! I don't upgrade very often but for the price I doubled my speed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    good processor

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works great i love it it works great with no problems

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Best cpu for a budget pc

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is so far the best cpu you can buy for 200. Yeah

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    ryzen to the occasion

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    fast cpu its quiet works very well with new build combine with ssd and its quick

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Good chip

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I price matched this from amazon I'm happy with the performance used this in my first PC build.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    graphic

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    fantastic graphic card that plays games so smothly and fast

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Best CPU (money for performance) Out Right Now

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Ryzen CPUs are the way to go nowadays. Strong performance. I have it paired with my gtx 1070.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good processor. Good for entry level gaming. All my games look and run really well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Best bang for buck cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The ryzen 5 3600 is an all around perfect cpu for not breaking the bank in pc gaming.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu

    Goody

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best cpu fight the price any v where. Hate the no integrated gpu. But overall good buy

    I would recommend this to a friend
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