TechPowerUp review the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, which looks like it will be one of the most popular processor choices we've seen in many years. The review is very detailed, so it's worth a read if you're considering an upgrade: [QUOTE]The Ryzen 5 3600 and 3600X are 6-core/12-thread processors designed to replace the 2600 and 2600X from the product stack. With the 3rd generation Ryzen processor family, AMD has taken the multi-chip module (MCM) approach to building these processors, which are both similar and dissimilar to the Ryzen Threadripper. They're similar in that the CPU cores are spread across two separate dies to achieve core counts of up to 16. They're dissimilar in that there's a second kind of die, the I/O controller. ... In this review, we have with us the Ryzen 5 3600, a 6-core/12-thread processor launched at the same 9 price as the 2600 and over cheaper than the Core i5-9600K. Besides SMT and similar IPC to Intel, these processors offer the latest PCI-Express gen 4.0 bus, which doubles bandwidth for graphics cards and SSDs that support it. Unlike Core i5 parts at this price-point, such as the i5-9500, the Ryzen 5 3600 offers an unlocked base-clock multiplier making it capable of CPU overclocking. A big payoff from the switch to 7 nm is that the Ryzen 5 3600 can enjoy clock speeds as high as 3.60 GHz with 4.20 GHz boost without budging from its 65 W TDP. The 2600X, which comes with similar clock speeds, has its TDP rated at 95 W. [/QUOTE] [CENTER][ATTACH=full]2526[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] Read the review here: [URL]https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-3600/[/URL]
