Does it make sense to upgrade: Ryzen 3600 vs 5600x in gamesComputers00:02 | 16 March 2023

We managed to average 125fps with the R5 3600 and 120fps with the R5 5600X in AC Odyssey with the Very High preset.

COD Warzone launched with Maximum Details. On average, the frame rate in it was 141 fps (R5 3600) and 140 fps (R5 5600X).

CS:GO has arrived with Maximum Details. The average FPS in it was 446 fps and 561 fps (R5 3600 and 5600X, respectively).

Cyberpunk 2077 came with Medium RTX On and high graphics settings. Average performance in this game was 77fps in both cases.

Doom Eternal is launched with the Nightmare preset. The average frame rate in it was 198 fps (with the R5 3600) and 220 fps (with the R5 5600X).

God of War was released with ultra preset. Average performance in this game was 98 fps (Ryzen 5 3600) and 102 fps (Ryzen 5 5600X).

Red Dead Redemption 2 also ran at ultra graphics settings. The average frame rate in it was 86 fps (Ryzen 5 3600) and 82 fps (Ryzen 5 5600X).

The Witcher 3 has arrived with Maximum Details. Average performance in it was 135fps and 133fps (Ryzen 5 3600 and 5600X, respectively).

In almost all games tested, the Ryzen 5 5600X had better average FPS results. Overall, the difference in average frame rates with the Ryzen 5 3600 across all projects was 10% (163 fps for the R5 3600 and 179 fps for the R5 5600X).

Features of game setups:

• Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600x stock speed/Ryzen 5 3600 stock speed;
• cooling system Gigabyte 280 Water Power;
• video card Zotac Twin Edge RTX 3070 8GB DDR6;
• motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Edge WiFi;
• data store Highlights Ballistix Sport 3600 CL16 (16-18-18-38), 2x8GB;
• frame Antec NX 800, galaxy rev 02;
• power unit Antec Neo 650 watt power supply;
• NVMe/SSD (OS) WD SN810, Gigabyte DDS – 480GB/1TB;
• HDD 2TB Western Digital 7200rpm;
• OS Windows 10 pro build 21H2.