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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 89 reviews

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Customers frequently mention the Ryzen 5 3600X's budget-friendly price point and impressive performance, making it a great choice for budget-conscious gamers and enthusiasts. Many users are impressed with its gaming capabilities and find it runs games incredibly well. While some users have experienced slight bottlenecking issues, overall, customers are very pleased with the product and feel it outperforms competing products from Intel.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    If it's on Sale, it's Worth It.

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

    Perfect processor for mid-to-high end gaming computers. Most first time PC builders overestimate just how much CPU power they need and end up purchasing high end stuff that they likely don't need. This was a pretty good fit in between value and performance compared to the high end Ryzen stuff. Only con would be the price and how it doesn't drop even close to the 3600 non X during sales considering the only marginal performance difference.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good works great. Had very little bottle necking. Per price good budget cpu

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    Great for the price. I like how it includes the fan cooler.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    AMD made a great CPU

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

    This is the Best Buy you can make for a CPU right now. The most amazing bang for the buck.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent CPU

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

    AMD DID IT!!! This CPU ABSOLUTE BEAST. With 6 core and 12 thread, this thing can destroy everything you throw at it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice cpu 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.

    Not a fan of how usps handles my packages but that’s not BestBuy fault it was placed with bubble wrap in a box. Everything worked great, installed nicely on my msi b550 gaming plus

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very similar to 3600

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Hard to get from anywhere but best buy has a decent price for it. You wont get that much of a performance difference vs something like the 3600. if a small bump in ghz clock speeds is worth the extra 50$ go for it. If you dont care then I would stick with the 3600 and save a few.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big improvement

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

    Decided to upgrade computer during COVID 19 quarantine. I found this processor cheaper elsewhere but Bestbuy.com price matched it with no hassle. Very noticeable upgrade glad I went with it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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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 product that'll I use to build my new PC soon!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic CPU

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Loving my 3600x. I paired it with the MSI B450 Tomahawk Max and it worked together perfectly out of the box, with no BIOS upgrade necessary. The cooler on this is more than adequate for the CPU and temps have all been very good for an AMD chip. It's fast as hell, too. Super happy with this purchase. This chip is like the R9 390 of CPUs right now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good cpu if you don't want to oc.

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

    If you plan on oc, then get the 3600 but then recommend to get a better cpu cooler then the stock it comes with. If you don't want to oc then the 3600x is good for you,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ryzen processor

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

    This thing is a beast. So far has been able to handle anything that I can throw at it!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good price for great performance

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

    Bought for new Computer that is replacing an old unit that was 10 years old. It works great compared to the old 3 core I had from AMD.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Upgrade

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

    Working pretty well. Finally upgraded after 8 years. Haven’t run anything intensive just yet. Speeds are as advertised.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I switch to AMD

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

    Was an intel champion for a very long time. Hard to beat AMD these days and the power to gaming PC's is terrific.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast CPU

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

    Good CPU. Easy installation. Thermal paste was already on the cooler, just had to screw it into the motherboard

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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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.

    Super fast processor. AMD has really excelled in recent years. They are making a much better product than Intel.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    BEST bang for the buck CPU

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

    Whether you're talking AMD or Intel there is, in my opinion, no competitor at this price point. 6 Stars for value.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Processor

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

    This processor works great with the computer our teenager built.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing super fast CPU definitely amazing using it with my 2060 and they work amazingly

    I would recommend this to a friend
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