AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor

The 3600?s 4.2 GHz boost?frequency?is lower than the $192 Core i5-9500?s 4.4 GHz boost, but its 3.6 GHz base frequency equates to a 600 MHz advantage that, paired with AMD’s drastic improvement to its instruction per cycle (IPC) throughput, will equate to higher performance in heavy workloads, not to mention the six additional?threads of the AMD part. It?s notable that, unlike the previous-Gen Ryzen models and Intel?s chips, AMD only guarantees the peak boost frequency on one core, while other cores could have lesser capabilities. Head to our?AMD Ryzen? 5 3600 3.6 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor?article for more information on that front.