AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Review

Opening, Specification, Packaging, Test Bed & Performance

Opening

This CPU belongs to the midrange gaming CPU class from AMD Ryzen with 7 nm fabrication. If in 2021, AMD launched the 3600X, today after a year, AMD has launched another refresh from the 3600X, namely Ryzen 5 3600XT which is more powerful and its overclockability is very interesting on the ryzen platform. Before continuing, let’s take a look at the specifications.

Specification

Packaging

This CPU comes with packaging like AMD CPU packaging in general, in the box there is the CPU itself, HSF Wraith spire, stickers and a collection of books. For the record, the HSF Wraith Spire contained in this CPU purchase package is a version of the HSF Wraith Spire without the red LED, so if you wish to 3600XT This cooler has RGB or LED by default, you can use aftermarket HSFs that already have these features.

Test Bed & Performance

For testing this CPU, we used a test bed with the following specifications:

RAM : Team T-Force Xcalibur 2x8GB DDR4 3600Mhz
Graphics Card : MSI Radeon RX5700 XT Mech OC 8GB
Motherboards : MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi
Storage : Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ 256GB SSD
PSU : 550W

This CPU has a configuration of 6 cores 12 threads and we will test its performance with an 8GB MSI Radeon RX5700 XT GPU coupled with 16GB 3600Mhz RAM.

To test the CPU’s capabilities in gaming, we use a gaming scenario using eSport games and AAA games at FullHD 1080p and 2K 1440p resolutions, besides that we will also test the raw power of the CPU using the Cinebench R15 testing software, and x264 FHD Benchmark. The test results can be seen in the following chart.

Based on the test results, the performance of this CPU is quite good for the mid-range CPU class, both in terms of gaming or content creation, it can be seen from the Cinebench R15 software, this CPU is able to record test scores at 1685 CB for all cores and 213CB for single cores, and in the 3DMark Firestrike software the physics score reaches 20,000, very close to the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X that we’ve reviewed, even though we haven’t overclocked this CPU.

In gaming scenarios, this CPU has a pretty satisfactory performance. This is evident in some CPU intensive games such as CSGO, Dota2,. By using the GPU RX5700XT this CPU is able to show framerate which is impressive with the settings stuck right from 1080p resolution, even 1440p.

As for the scenario content creation again this CPU is able to show a very steady performance. Based on the benchmark results, this CPU is able to complete the encoding simulation with the x264 FHD Benchmark software in a very short time, aka only 51 seconds. With test scores very close to the Ryzen 7 3700X, this CPU is a very attractive alternative to that CPU.

Overclocking Performance, Temperature, Power Consumption, Conclusion

Overclocking Performance

To test the overclocking capability of this CPU, we set it through the AMD Ryzen Master beta version that we have, the software has received an updated user interface that is more user friendly with a display that AMD calls “basic view”.

In the display there are two columns consisting of Current and Profile. In the Current column, there is information about temperature, control mode, CPU clock speed and CPU voltage. Then the OC process can be carried out in the Profile column, in that column there is a Control Mode option that can be used to select the OC preset on this CPU, CPU Clock Speed which is useful for adjusting the CPU clock speed, and CPU voltage which is useful for regulating the voltage supplied to the CPU. With this basic view, the OC process becomes easier and more understandable, even for ordinary people. But if for example you are more familiar with the old user interface, the display can be displayed by selecting Advanced View so that the user interface on the software returns to the old view. Then for the OC process on the CPU itself, we changed the clockspeed to 4.5Ghz with a core voltage of 1.35V, the results can be seen in the following chart.

We conclude that this CPU has quite good overclocking capabilities, gaming scenarios, and content creation get a very good increase after overclocking, although for gaming scenarios with settings at 2K resolution the increase is not very significant and a very significant increase only occurs in a few tests.

Temperature

To test the temperature generated by this CPU, we use thermal paste Arctic MX4 and HSF Wraith spire contained in the packaging of this CPU, besides that the test bed we used was a test bed with an open case and an additional 12cm fan. For the stress test, we used AIDA64 for 15 minutes in an air-conditioned room with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. When we stress test with the scenario we described earlier, this CPU produces an average temperature of 69.8 degrees Celsius in default conditions, and reaches 74.7 degrees Celsius in OC conditions.

From the results of these tests, we can conclude that this CPU has a fairly cool temperature during default conditions and after being OC.

Power Consumption

To measure the maximum power consumption used by this CPU, we used a test scenario with Cinebench R15 all-core running 5 times assisted by HWInfo64 monitoring software, and we also plugged the PSU cable into our wattmeter to measure the overall power generated. The results can be seen in the following chart

If the CPU is calculated only with the test scenarios we mentioned earlier, this CPU only uses a maximum power of 95Watt in default conditions, and 103Watt in OC conditions, it sounds quite power efficient, and the efficiency for overclocking is very good, the power spike is not drastic in the OC scenario. . then what if it is measured using a wattmeter that measures the overall power used?

Based on these tests, it was observed that this CPU as a whole only uses a maximum power of 170Watt in default conditions, and 180Watt in overclocked conditions. If based on the results of the first measurement using the HWINfo software, this CPU is still classified as a power efficient CPU. Especially after diOC, the increase in performance is quite good with power that remains economical.

Conclusion

Looking at the performance shown, it seems that this CPU can be an alternative to the Ryzen 7 3700X CPU, especially since this CPU has a cheaper price than its older brother at 3.9 million.

For the price offered, this CPU provides performance that is almost equal to the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, especially after diOC its performance close to 3700X for multicore, both in content creation and gaming scenarios, this CPU is able to run everything without anything strange happening. In addition, this CPU also has good OC capabilities, even after being OC with the scenario we described earlier, the temperature is still cool.

Talking about the drawbacks, as we explained in the previous temperature section, this CPU requires a powerful cooling system so that it can be OC with a higher clockspeed than what we have tested.

Editor: DayuAkbar