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title: "AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler"
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# 4.4 GHz max boost speed 6 cores & 12 threads multitasking Includes AMD Wraith Spire cooler AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler

**Brand:** amd
**Price:** C$25517
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Ryzen 5 3600X: Power your productivity and play like a pro!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler by amd
- **How much does it cost?** C$25517 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ni](https://www.desertcart.ni/products/140144204-amd-ryzen-5-3600x-6-core-12-thread-unlocked-desktop)

## Best For

- amd enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted amd brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Effortless Cooling:** Stay cool under pressure with the bundled Wraith Spire cooler—no extra setup needed.
- • **Game-Changing Speed:** Unlock ultra-fast 4.4 GHz boost for seamless gaming and multitasking.
- • **Future-Proof Platform:** AM4 socket with PCIe 4.0 support on X570 boards for cutting-edge expandability.
- • **Plug & Play Powerhouse:** Pre-tuned performance means no overclocking hassle—just install and dominate.
- • **Next-Gen Memory Support:** Optimized for 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM to maximize FPS and responsiveness.

## Overview

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is a 6-core, 12-thread unlocked desktop processor built on 7nm technology, delivering up to 4.4 GHz boost clock speeds. Bundled with the efficient Wraith Spire cooler, it supports DDR4 3200 MHz memory and PCIe 4.0 on AM4 socket motherboards, offering exceptional gaming and multitasking performance right out of the box.

## Description

Serious high definition gaming everyone deserves a powerful processor. Manufacturer: advanced Micro devices, Inc. Manufacturer part Number: 100 100000022box. Brand Name: AMD. Product line: Ryzen 5. Product Model: 3600x. Product Name: Ryzen 5 Hexa Core 3600x 3.8GHz desktop processor. Package Type: Retail. Product Type: processor. [Technical Information] processor Manufacturer: AMD. Processor Core: Hexa Core (6 Core). Clock speed: 3.80 GHz. Overclocking speed: 4.40 GHz. L2 cache: 3 MB. L3 cache: 32 MB. 64 Bit processing: Yes. Process technology: 7 nm. Processor threads: 12. Processor socket: Socket AM4. [Power Description] thermal design Power: 95 W.

Review: 6 cores 12 threads super fast! - This CPU is amazing. It is great at everything. It can game, multitask, stream, productivity, and more. It’s priced good enough that even if you just want it for general computing it’s still great. This thing comes pushed to the limit straight out of the box pretty much. Traditionally I overclock every CPU I buy but with this one AMD have pretty much pushed them to the max for us. Which is great because it’s plug n play! Mine with PBO and Thermal Limits set to max stays around 4.250ghz on all cores gaming under full load with 1 of the 6 cores boosting to 4.35-4.15ghz. So in a game 5 cores will be at 4.250 ghz and one core will always be around 4.35-4.15ghz with that 1 core alternating so they take turns. This gives great ipc and single threaded performance as well as multithreaded. This gives high FPS in games due to the strong single core performance than a 4.3ghz all core overclock gets. You can basically set PBO to max and TBU to max and your motherboard and system will boost it as high as it can. It’s amazing it’s literally drop it in and your good to go this time around. No overclocking needed. I have this CPU in the Asus Prime X570-Pro motherboard if anyone was curious. It was 260 dollar board so it’s pretty nice imo. So your numbers may be different than mine. For cooling I’m using a simple Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo in Push/Pull with twin fans. Keeps my CPU in the mid 30sC idle, in the 50sC in gaming rather it’s an hour or all day long. Under Prime 95 stress test it topped out at 76C then dropped back to 74C and stayed there. For a 35 dollar cooler pretty insane. I have great case air flow so if you do not do not expect these results. The best way to get more performance from your Ryzen CPU since it’s basically pushed to the max out of the box is via memory. You can look it up if you wish. Memory speed significantly effects your cpus performance at least in gaming. It was shown going from 2666mhz to 3600mhz memory speed in games was giving huge FPS increases. In almost all games 10-20 FPS increase with some games increasing as much as 30-40fps. So if you buy a Ryzen CPU for the love of god buy 3600mhz memory with it. I have 32GB of G.Skill Ripjaws in mine all running at 3600mhz and that’s using all 4 dimm slots 4x8GB sticks in duel channel mode. Fast memory paired with this CPU in a good motherboard means you don’t have to overclock or touch anything this time around and you get amazing performance in all regards. I have my 3600x and 3600mhz memory paired with a RTX 2070 Super that is overclocked really well and I am playing any games I want at 1440P maxed out getting 100+ FPS in pretty much everything. If you want a nice CPU for gaming, streaming, content creation, or anything else well you’re looking at one. At this point in time the Ryzen 3600XT is out now which is basically this exact CPU except it runs around 4.6ghz in the boosting alternative core and probably around 4.4 on the other 5 core. So you gain roughly about 200mhz over this 3600x by going with the XT. Rather that’s worth it well that’s up to you. At most the difference in FPS between the two might be 5 FPS at max. So just get whichever is the best deal. Even the Ryzen 3600 non X or non XT does very very similar in performance to the X and XT and is 150 dollars right now. Everything I said pretty much applies to all 3 CPUs they are just an amazing gaming chip.
Review: Incredible for the price, watch the thermals - I will admit, I was hesitant to buy an AMD CPU. The benchmarks put it competing with Intel CPUs that cost nearly twice as much, so even though I've used Intel since my very first build I decided to try it out. And this CPU cannot be beat for the price. If you are planning on buying a CPU for a gaming rig, BUY THIS CPU. It blows the tits clean off any other Intel core at this price point, and every game I have thrown at it hits the 144 FPS mark. Before I upgraded (admittedly I was due for an upgrade, I'd been abusing the crap out of my i5 4690k with ridiculous overclocks) I had trouble reaching that 144fps on a couple games, namely warframe, GTA5, and Monster Hunter World. After this CPU, they all hit that cap across the board. Power consumption is relatively low for how much work it does, and the boost clock has run for about 2 weeks now without any instability or crashing. The only thing you should look at is buying a better heat sink. While the one they include is certainly better than any stock heat sink I've ever used, testing Monster Hunter World for an hour got the temps up to 78° at max with it installed, usually hovering around the high 60s. While that's still technically a safe temperature... it's still a bit high for my tastes, especially since I'm tired of constantly keeping an eye on coretemp. Plus, the fan isn't the quietest thing in the world, and the settings I used had the fan hit full power at 67° which meant it was almost always running at full whack. So I threw an old coolermaster on and the same tests maxed out at 69° averaging about 60°, which is much better. My mantra used to be Intel for CPUs and AMD for GPUs, but I'm an AMD man across the board now. I planned on buying the i9 9900k, but a friend told me to look into this CPU instead. I think I owe my friend a drink or two now since he saved me $200+! Bear in mind, the computer I use this on is used almost exclusively for gaming. The fact that this CPU is only 6 cores for a newer model makes me think it was specifically designed with gaming in mind. I cannot speak for other applications that are CPU intensive, especially those that benefit greatly from multiple cores. But for every current gen game, even crappy ports like Monster Hunter, this CPU is top-notch quality for a mainstream price.

## Features

- The world's most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment
- Can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world's most popular games system memory specification 3200 MHz
- 6 Cores and 12 processing threads bundled with the powerful AMD Wraith Spire cooler
- 4 4 GHz max Boost unlocked for overclocking 35 MB of game Cache DDR 3200 support
- For the advanced socket AM4 platform can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07SQBFN2D |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | #136 in Computer CPU Processors |
| Brand | AMD |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (12,148) |
| Date First Available | July 1, 2019 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.16 x 2.8 x 5.28 inches |
| Item Weight | 14.4 ounces |
| Item model number | Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Language | English, English, English, English, English |
| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Memory Speed | 3200 MHz |
| Number of Processors | 1 |
| Processor | 4.4 GHz ryzen_5_3600x |
| Processor Brand | AMD |
| Product Dimensions | 5.16 x 2.8 x 5.28 inches |
| Series | Ryzen 5 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** AMD
- **CPU Manufacturer:** AMD
- **CPU Model:** Ryzen 5 3600X
- **CPU Socket:** Socket AM4
- **CPU Speed:** 4.4 GHz

## Images

![AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51sA0uneSGL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: I run pretty intensive programs (Excel, notepad, candy crush, etc). Can this keep up with my workload?**
A: If you only run in standard VGA mode (640 x 480, 16 colours) you should JUST about get away with running notepad, provided you don't type too fast. As Max already mentioned, best stick with the bitmapped system font though - trying to render high resolution truetype fonts in real-time would be expecting a bit much!

**Q: Does it come with themal paste?**
A: It will come with pre-applied paste on the bottom of the heatsink/Wraith Spire Cooler.

**Q: Compatibility with b450?**
A: See this for VRM compatibility and USB bios flash back support. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/edit#gid=639584818

**Q: What motherboards do the new gen 3 fit on**
A: It will "fit" on any AM4 Socket motherboard. Typical brands are MSI, Asus, Gigabyte, and ASRock. The sales page will typically state if it is compatible with the new Gen 3 (3000) processors. They will have chipset numbers of B350, B450, X370, X470, and X570. 

They should also say something like “AMD Ryzen Desktop 3000 Ready”.

It is very, very important to make sure that either the BIOS is updated by the manufacturer, the person you are buying it from has it updated to the latest, or that it is an X570 (since all of those series are compatible out of the box).

X570 series boards are power hungry, so plan accordingly if you go the more expensive/fancy route.

See if the seller (Amazon, etc) has the 3000 series listed as compatible for the board. If so, you may still need a older processor to do a BIOS update. 

Without an older processor on hand, I will recommend Amazon because if they list it as 3000 series ready and updated, but it arrives without those updates to the BIOS, it can be easily returned for one that is sent as advertised.

It is up to the manufacturers to ship out compatible boards, not Amazon, so do a little research first to save yourself some time.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6 cores 12 threads super fast!
*by D***S on August 2, 2020*

This CPU is amazing. It is great at everything. It can game, multitask, stream, productivity, and more. It’s priced good enough that even if you just want it for general computing it’s still great. This thing comes pushed to the limit straight out of the box pretty much. Traditionally I overclock every CPU I buy but with this one AMD have pretty much pushed them to the max for us. Which is great because it’s plug n play! Mine with PBO and Thermal Limits set to max stays around 4.250ghz on all cores gaming under full load with 1 of the 6 cores boosting to 4.35-4.15ghz. So in a game 5 cores will be at 4.250 ghz and one core will always be around 4.35-4.15ghz with that 1 core alternating so they take turns. This gives great ipc and single threaded performance as well as multithreaded. This gives high FPS in games due to the strong single core performance than a 4.3ghz all core overclock gets. You can basically set PBO to max and TBU to max and your motherboard and system will boost it as high as it can. It’s amazing it’s literally drop it in and your good to go this time around. No overclocking needed. I have this CPU in the Asus Prime X570-Pro motherboard if anyone was curious. It was 260 dollar board so it’s pretty nice imo. So your numbers may be different than mine. For cooling I’m using a simple Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo in Push/Pull with twin fans. Keeps my CPU in the mid 30sC idle, in the 50sC in gaming rather it’s an hour or all day long. Under Prime 95 stress test it topped out at 76C then dropped back to 74C and stayed there. For a 35 dollar cooler pretty insane. I have great case air flow so if you do not do not expect these results. The best way to get more performance from your Ryzen CPU since it’s basically pushed to the max out of the box is via memory. You can look it up if you wish. Memory speed significantly effects your cpus performance at least in gaming. It was shown going from 2666mhz to 3600mhz memory speed in games was giving huge FPS increases. In almost all games 10-20 FPS increase with some games increasing as much as 30-40fps. So if you buy a Ryzen CPU for the love of god buy 3600mhz memory with it. I have 32GB of G.Skill Ripjaws in mine all running at 3600mhz and that’s using all 4 dimm slots 4x8GB sticks in duel channel mode. Fast memory paired with this CPU in a good motherboard means you don’t have to overclock or touch anything this time around and you get amazing performance in all regards. I have my 3600x and 3600mhz memory paired with a RTX 2070 Super that is overclocked really well and I am playing any games I want at 1440P maxed out getting 100+ FPS in pretty much everything. If you want a nice CPU for gaming, streaming, content creation, or anything else well you’re looking at one. At this point in time the Ryzen 3600XT is out now which is basically this exact CPU except it runs around 4.6ghz in the boosting alternative core and probably around 4.4 on the other 5 core. So you gain roughly about 200mhz over this 3600x by going with the XT. Rather that’s worth it well that’s up to you. At most the difference in FPS between the two might be 5 FPS at max. So just get whichever is the best deal. Even the Ryzen 3600 non X or non XT does very very similar in performance to the X and XT and is 150 dollars right now. Everything I said pretty much applies to all 3 CPUs they are just an amazing gaming chip.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredible for the price, watch the thermals
*by S***Y on January 14, 2020*

I will admit, I was hesitant to buy an AMD CPU. The benchmarks put it competing with Intel CPUs that cost nearly twice as much, so even though I've used Intel since my very first build I decided to try it out. And this CPU cannot be beat for the price. If you are planning on buying a CPU for a gaming rig, BUY THIS CPU. It blows the tits clean off any other Intel core at this price point, and every game I have thrown at it hits the 144 FPS mark. Before I upgraded (admittedly I was due for an upgrade, I'd been abusing the crap out of my i5 4690k with ridiculous overclocks) I had trouble reaching that 144fps on a couple games, namely warframe, GTA5, and Monster Hunter World. After this CPU, they all hit that cap across the board. Power consumption is relatively low for how much work it does, and the boost clock has run for about 2 weeks now without any instability or crashing. The only thing you should look at is buying a better heat sink. While the one they include is certainly better than any stock heat sink I've ever used, testing Monster Hunter World for an hour got the temps up to 78° at max with it installed, usually hovering around the high 60s. While that's still technically a safe temperature... it's still a bit high for my tastes, especially since I'm tired of constantly keeping an eye on coretemp. Plus, the fan isn't the quietest thing in the world, and the settings I used had the fan hit full power at 67° which meant it was almost always running at full whack. So I threw an old coolermaster on and the same tests maxed out at 69° averaging about 60°, which is much better. My mantra used to be Intel for CPUs and AMD for GPUs, but I'm an AMD man across the board now. I planned on buying the i9 9900k, but a friend told me to look into this CPU instead. I think I owe my friend a drink or two now since he saved me $200+! Bear in mind, the computer I use this on is used almost exclusively for gaming. The fact that this CPU is only 6 cores for a newer model makes me think it was specifically designed with gaming in mind. I cannot speak for other applications that are CPU intensive, especially those that benefit greatly from multiple cores. But for every current gen game, even crappy ports like Monster Hunter, this CPU is top-notch quality for a mainstream price.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***S on January 15, 2020*

Great CPU. Only buy it if it's on sale though; the extra price isn't justified given it's 5% performance gain over the 3600. I bought it on sale when it cheaper than the 3600! It gets excellent single threaded performance, scoring a 528.5 after running the CPU-Z stress test for 15 minutes. The problem with CPU-Z is that your initial performance will be better than your sustained performance, as it will heat up and overclock itself less to reduce the heat load. I got a sustained 4160 on CPUZ for multithreaded performance. Also; the temperature sensing algorithm is not like intel or older gen AMD CPU's. It only outputs the temperature of the hottest CPU core. It also doesn't use a time smoothing algorithm like most other CPU's do. Most other CPU's will average over the last 5 or so temperature readings when reporting the temperature. This would be the reported CPU temperature, which would then be offset by a certain value to produce the effective temperature which the fan uses to set it's speed. Ryzen cpu's just provide the current temperature value as the reported value, and it only provides the hottest core temp. This is done because of the way precision boost overclocks your CPU. They want it to be as up to date and conservative as possible. As a result you will see random temperature spikes on idle. This is normal; the cpu will be given a task randomly and it will overclock itself and finish it faster, but as a result it's temperature will briefly spike up. Of course this is only the temperature of the hottest core. It will quickly go back down to it's baseline. If using the stock cooler I suggest you go into the BIOS and set it's minimum fan speed to 50%, and have it increase after 50 degrees celsius. This ensures that you won't hear the fan rev up while idle, as it won't go beyond 50 degrees while idle. As a final note don't bother overclocking this. Precision boost will already overclock it essentially as high as it can comfortably go with the available cooling. If you want get an aftermarket cooler and precision boost will overclock it higher as the temperature will be lower. Only manually overclock if you want to go above 4.3-4.4 ghz.

## Frequently Bought Together

- AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
- CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz CL18-22-22-42 1.35V Intel AMD Desktop Computer Memory - Black (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18)
- Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler, 6 Heat Pipes AGHP Technology, Dual 120mm PWM Fans, 1550RPM Speed, for AMD:AM4 AM5/Intel LGA 1700/1150/1151/1200/1851,PC Cooler

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