An early review of the upcoming AMD Ryzen 3600 entry-level gaming CPU has been released, and AMD fans can rejoice, because performance is stellar. Not only is it a major improvement in multi-threaded and single threaded performance over its predecessor the 2600, but it beats the 2700X in many cases and in some, even outstrips Intel's 9900K, which is a chip that will cost more than double when the 3600 launches on July 7.
As WCCFTech reports, the review from Elchapuzasinformatico showcases how the $200 3600, when paired with an X470 Aorus motherboard, 16GB of 3,200MHz DDR4 memory, and an RTX 2080 Ti, can beat the Intel Core i7-9700K. That's not only a $400 CPU, but one that requires 95w of power, where the 3600 only draws 65w.
In single core tests, it even managed to offer performance not too distinct to the $500 9900K, a massive leap in performance capabilities for AMD's new-generation chips. Especially considering single-threaded workloads were the only true weakpoint of AMD's first and second-generation Ryzen processors.
The 9900K does still win out in 3Dmark and gaming tests, showing that in a combination of single and multithreaded workloads, the Intel chips still hold sway. But the price and power difference between the two should give anyone pause. The higher-end AMD chips look poised to decimate the Intel competition at a competitive price. This is what we expected to see, but it also represents a huge change from every generation of chips in the last decade.
As WCCFTech points out, there are some latency issues which plague the 3600. Those may be fixed by more mature BIOS support or tighter memory timings.
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