The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is the upcoming mid-range chip from AMD. The CPU offers 6 cores and 12 threads and is based on the 7nm process and Zen 2 architecture. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is able to beat the Intel 9900KF in the PassMark benchmark.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has not been released yet so do take these numbers with a grain of salt. It is worth mentioning that this is the non-X version, so the performance is impressive indeed.
The Intel 9900KF is the top of the line model that Intel has to offer and comes at a premium. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 in that regard, is very competitively priced. You can check out the scored of different CPU in the PassMark benchmark, including the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 below:
The AMD Ryzen 3000 series can pose a serious threat to Intel. These upcoming chips are very impressive from what we have seen so far. They are going to release next month, so you should find out more in the upcoming days.
With these chips around the corner, we have been getting all kinds of leaks. It will be interesting to see what the final performance of these chips will be like. It is worth mentioning that the 9900KF is an unlocked CPU and you can overclock it in order to get better performance out of the box. Intel claims that it will run at 5 GHz across all cores.
A leaked review shows that the 3600 performs better than the 9900K. This is more evidence that these chips are going to give Intel a tough time. The higher-end chips are going to be even more impressive.
Let us know what you think about the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 scoring more than the competition in this PassMark benchmark and whether or not you are interested in buying one of the AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs when they release on July 7th.
