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27.7.2019

Update 20th January 2020:I upgraded to a 3900x. I've been using it for a couple of weeks and l'm loving it. A few things to note for those of you Ryzen 3rd Gen. users and prospective buyers:1. Voltage offset is your friend. In my case and with my specific MOBO (Asus C6H - x370) the different Ryzen CPUs I had (3600x, 3700x and now 3900x) behaved in the same way:- High voltage at idle up to 1.5V- (Thus) 'high' idle temps: around 37-45ºC- Around 1.2-1.3V at load, temps around 60ºC (ranging from 55 to 65ºC on a Corsair H150i Pro, quiet pump and all fans spinning around 800 RPMs).I don't care what "Robert" from AMD says and I surely don't trust him; I trust the numbers I get on my PC. So,if you want a quieter, more efficient, longer lasting (probably) Ryzen 3rd. Gen. CPU, I advise to go the 'voltage offset' route. Personally, I have my chip set to -1.0V so the 3900x never has more than 1.4V fed to it (I did the same on the 3700x; l actually had this CPU with a 1.250V undervolt and it did just as good as stock. I haven't tried to go so 'low' on voltage on the 3900x yet. I bet it'll work just fine, but until I try it I won't know for certain). I have run benchmarks (games, Cinebench) and I get slightly better results with the offset voltage. YMMV.2. If you want a totally silent PC experience (and have the appropriate components you'll need for it), I suggest you set a fan curve where fans won't spin up until the CPU reaches 62-63ºC AND you set the fans to have around 3 to 5 seconds response delay (you can actually set normal fan curves as long as you have a 5 seconds response delay. Just observe the CPU behavior and you'll understand the *rational for this).*This is all about trying to get around the 'low usage' and 'high voltage' Ryzen 3rd. Gen. behavior. Open an app and it'll boost up to its max., having the voltage fed to it to its max., too. This causes the temps to go much higher than at idle but just for literally a couple/few seconds. I've noticed the CPU won't care whether my fans are spinning at 2000 or 700 RPMs: it will still reach such temps. and settle there.Thus, the way to go is what l mentioned above. That way, your fans won't bother what the CPU is doing and will only spin up when the CPU truly needs it (beyond 62-63ºC). Funny enough that will hardly ever happen (almost never in my system) as, unless you don't have the appropriate airflow, your 3rd Gen. Ryzen CPU will hardly go beyond the aforementioned temps. Sure enough, again, your temps will vary according to the airflow in your case and ambient temps.3. I don't think l have noticed a significant improvement when going from the 3600x to the 3700x and then to the 3900x (as expected). All these CPUs are pretty snappy and a joy to use (once it's all properly configured). Unless you have a workload that requires more than 6 cores OR you are an enthusiast like me who gets thrilled just by thinking you have a 12 cores and 24 threads CPU, you're probably better off with the 3600 (even the non x).If you aren't planning to change the CPU until 3 years or beyond (and you like gaming) l'd probably buy the 3700x. Games like Battlefield V do use those 8 cores and even 12! I've seen "BV" using 54% of the 3900x (that's using those 12 cores fully and some of one thread) and I see up to 64% usage when 'loading' the game "COD MW 2019" or the next level. That is insane.If you aren't a gamer, an enthusiast and/or you won't utilize applications that take advantage of extra cores, then, really, go and get a 3400G. It's an excellent CPU (on daily, 'normal' usage you wouldn't notice a big difference between that one and the 3900x. Of course there is a difference, but not the one you may have in mind; not a 4 VS 12 cores difference.I got a 3400G for my wife and she can't be happier. Mind you, l would've gotten her the best available in the market had l thought a difference was to be found (for her PC usage). The 3400G will save you money (cheaper, no GPU needed, less powerful PSU required... even the electricity bill will be cheaper... ;-)Girls and boys, if you have questions, down in the comments. I hope this helps!Update 1st October 2019:I switched to a 3700x. The only difference l notice between the 3600x and the 3700x is when looking at MSI Afterburner OSD overlay while playing Battlefield V. Now, CPU usage is a lot less than before. If you're just a gamer you should be more than fine with the 3600x, l surely was. It just that seeing that high CPU usage while playing BV was bugging me (YMMV, as ever).The 3700x at stock (PBO off) is hitting advertised clocks in most cores. More importantly, idle voltage and temps are now settled after upgrading to BIOS 7501 (on an Asus C6H x370). I'm using Ryzen Balanced Windows Power Plan.So yeah, so far so good. Boy this's been a journey!I guess l'll now wait for an offer on the 3900x, not because l need it (not by any means!) but because l can and l am a PC enthusiast. Having 6 cores is good, 8 is great and 12 is awesome. 16 cores, l hear you say? Yeah, bring them on baby!Update 18th September 2019:- Upgraded to 5 STARS. At this price (I paid GBP 220, bought from Amazon), this CPU is amazing.- Added picture showing 2 cores reaching 4468MHz (HWinfo).- Waiting for BIOS update of 30th September.I continue being very happy with this CPU. It's snappy and fast. I have observed games like "Battlefield V" using it up to 90%. The game runs as smooth as you would want it (paired to a MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio) and it's a joy to play.Now, my plan is to upgrade to a better Ryzen CPU next year and hopefully keep it for a few years (I'd buy an 8 cores minimum). If you buy a CPU having in mind to keep it for 3+ years, and you like playing games that utilize 8 or more cores if available (like "BV" does) then I would suggest you going for a 3700x instead. It'll be a better buy in that case scenario.Update (a week after purchase):I got into terms with this CPU and decided to keep it.After a week of daily usage l can tell this processor is faster and snappier than the one it’s replacing, a [email protected] only problem I found is the idle temperatures are ‘somehow’ hotter than the 1700x (even when OC). Basically, when idling, the 3600x temperature jumps from around 35°C all the way to 60-63°C. It is a strange, ‘restless’ behavior (see my system’s specs at the bottom).I have come into terms with this by readjusting the fans’ curve. In any case, the fans every now and then rev up to speeds they never reached before (past 2000Rpms in the case of the CPU fans when the latter occasionally reaches 73°C for a few seconds while loading a game). This happens rarely, but I’ve seeing it.In most cases, while gaming or stress testing, the CPU tends to sit at 60-63°C with an ambient temperature of around 20°C. For example, playing Battlefield V (3840x1200@120Hz), as you can see in the (lousy) uploaded pictures. I’d happily say this CPU is pretty cool under load.Another ‘weird’ thing I observed is the voltage. At idle, 1.4V; under load 1.3V. I think this is why the CPU is hot and jumpy when idling VS cooler and more stable under load. I researched online and found that the higher idle voltage is meant to ‘assist’ the 1-2 cores higher clock speed, whereas the lower voltage under load is because of the slower 6 clocks core speed.Speaking of clock speed, my processor has no problem reaching the advertised 4.4Ghz and even 4.450Ghz occasionally. While playing games it sits at 4.275-4.3Ghz, often speeding up to 4.375Ghz. I used “GPU Tweak II” to see the CPU’s behavior ‘while playing games’ and “HWmonitor” to monitor it in general.One thing to notice is the CPU cooler l’m using: an AIO 360mm Corsair H150i PRO with 3x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 fans. Keep in mind your clock speed and you temps may vary when pairing the 3600x with a different, less efficient cooler.I’ll try to take and add new, more informative pictures when l have the time.All in all, if you’re coming from a 1700x/2700x or slower, I’d recommend the upgrade if you’re looking for a faster ‘Single Core (SC)’ speed and a snappier feeling when using the PC (e.g. opening programs, loading websites, etc.). (Bear in mind, around half a year ago I tried the 2700x on my rig but l sent it back due to not noticing any improvement compared to my 1700x.)I keep the 4 stars rating due to the 'weird idle behavior'. Otherwise this CPU would completely deserve 5 stars. Price to performance it is a 5 stars CPU.My rig:- 3600x- C6H (x370)- RTX 2080 Strix- Corsair H150i PRO (with 3x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3)- NVME Samsung 960 PRO- 3200Mhz – 16GB RAM – Corsair Dominator Platinum- EVGA T2 - 850w- Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro……………………………….(*As a side note and in order to help prospective buyers decide between this CPU and the 3700x.)If your usage is like mine (Word, 20+ tabs/two windows internet browsing, gaming AAA games, listening to music and watching movies) then this CPU will surely serve you very well. I would certainly also explore Intel options (specifically the 9700K if on offer).I’ve had an 8 cores CPU (the aforementioned 1700x) and trust me, if you want a fast, snappy feeling on your PC, you want high SC performance. Leave all those 8 cores for ‘video editors’ and other users of applications that utilize a high core/thread count.‘Future proofing,’ I hear you say? I laugh at that concept. My beloved 1700x bought in the best region of the world (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in May 2017 (yeah, I was a Zen early adopter) is already outdated by a 6 cores CPU, 2 years later. There is no ‘future proofing’ in technology. Now, if you can’t afford an upgrade every 2 years or you just don’t bother, then surely, aim at the best you can buy today. I would then pay the extra 80 GBP and get the 3700x because those extra 2 cores may come handy in the coming 4-5 years. If your PC usage is like mine and you’re like me in that you’re already thinking of the new Ryzen CPU (Zen 5?) then get this one and save those 80 GBP for the next Ryzen generation.‘Some games use 8 cores,’ you say. Well, check games benchmarks and tell me what the difference is: 5fps? 8fps in the best case scenario? Will you notice that? I surely won’t.……………………………….(Initial review.)I have mixed feelings about the 3600x.On one hand it 'feels' snappier and faster than my old and trusty 1700x (even when OC to 3.9Ghz), on the other hand the 3600x runs hotter when idling.My PC was silent until upgrading to the 3600x. I can now hear the 3x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 fans revving up (installed on a 360mm AIO Corsair 150i PRO) at idle. Ambient temperature: 19°C.The CPU reaches the advertised speed and l have seen it surpassing it, too (see pictures attached). When all cores are in use it seats at 4.09 while aleatory changing the speed of 1 core to 4.124Mhz (when benchmarking Cinebench r15 MC).So far it gets 4 stars because it runs significantly hotter than the 1700x (3.9Ghz OC) at idle. When gaming (BV) it sits at around 63-65°C (see attached pictures) (Front door of my case opened, 3x 140mm Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 located at the case front running at full speed).Conclusion, after a few hours of testing (To be updated):- It feels snappier/faster than a 1700x (OC to 3.9Ghz) when opening programs and ‘normal usage’. This time it’s not only about ‘numbers’ (benchmarks) but you can ‘feel’ the difference.- It runs hotter than a 1700x (even when OC to 3.9Ghz).- Metro Exodus Benchmark: l get the very same results with the 3600x and the 1700x on this benchmark. I guess l’m GPU limited/bottlenecked (but just to say).One star off because of the temps at idle. l'll conduct further testing and come back to update this review in a week.
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28.5.2020

My original plan was to upgrade an old i5 machine with a cheap i7/motherboard bundle off eBay but then the lock-down hit and these bundles that you could get for around a ton were now selling for more than double. No value there any more. So, looked at new and this CPU seemed to offer the best price to performance ratio out there. It would need a new motherboard and RAM but it still seemed to make sense. There was some initial debate between getting this or the 3600x but for another fifty quid, it didn't really seem worth it for another 200MHz.Now, this CPU is fast. Compared to the old i5 it replaced, chalk and cheese.It's almost on par with my main PCs i7-8700K which is clocked at 5GHz - those extra cores and threads in the Ryzen seem to make everything seem quicker even though the actual clock is a lot lower. I have did play around with overclocking until reading a lot of doom and gloom threads on the subject so reigned it in a tad. I did have it running comfortably on an all core overclock at 4.2GHz at under 1.3V but the extra performance is not massive so binned it. I am using the standard Auto OC feature set at 200Mhz to get a little boost on the cores but, to be honest, I don't think it's doing much. When monitoring, the highest I have seen a single core run is 4175. But, as I said, the performance increase is marginal at best so not really worried with messing about with it. They're not like Intels where you can add on a ton of clock - the i5 this replaced was a 2.8GHz clock overclocked to 4GHz and my i7 is 3.7GHz at stock!So, no need to overclock, unless you like to tinker and the only real gains are those you'll see in benchmarks rather than real world. The main boost to speed here is having good, fast memory.I did replace the stock cooler for an aftermarket one though as I did find the stock one a little noisy and the temps seemed pretty high. I purchased an Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo and it took 20 degrees off the temps and this is with a very low fan speed set but the stock is adequate.So, if you kept the stock cooler, got a reasonable B450 motherboard, 16Gb of pretty good RAM, the whole set up can be had for around three hundred quid which is incredible value for the performance you end up. That's what I paid for just my i7 two years ago and there's really not much difference in performance. - CPU Mark actually gives a better score to the AMD!One last thing to note on swapping out Intel innards to AMD, I had no issues whatsoever with Windows 10 - it just fired up straight away with no issues whatsoever.
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16.8.2019

So, starting this review off I've been using my Ryzen 5 3600 for a few weeks on my Asus ROG STRIX x470-f motherboard with Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200mhz DDR4(2X8GB) I've had no issues at all with installation or even getting up and running - besides for the hour of fresh OS install as recommended when changing hardware.First off the installation to the board itself couldn't be easier, drivers and software is all in one handy zipped file on the AMD Support page, one click and a restart and that's it. I like experimenting a little with Ryzen Master and squeezing a little more performance out of it - conveniently on the new version of RM, there's actually a 'Precision Boost' & 'Auto Overclocking'presets which gives worry free improvements as they're all customised by AMD themselves.So with the overclocking max set to 4.26Ghz, RAM boosted to 3,266Mhz and my 980Ti on stock, the gaming experience is definitely worth the £188 I paid compared to my old 1700x (£170).Already off the bat, the single thread speeds were very noticeable providing even better performance in my games but without sacrificing much of the Multithreading speed of the 1700x. I play all of my games on 1080p 60fps, Very High with some 2xMSAA(sometimes 4x if the game is well optimised) and it handles it all really well, give or take a few frames dropped here and there but nothing to frown about considering you're paying less than £200!Temperatures of my 3600 at 4.25Ghz paired with my Hyper Evo 212(With AM4 adapter) idles around 34-40 degrees and is around 65-70 under full load but mostly towards the 60 degrees side and less than 70 Watts of power consumption.I'm planning to upgrade to an RTX soon though because my 980Ti is almost 5 years old so it is starting to feel a little slow and could possibly be holding the Ryzen back a little. Anyway, I digress, for £180-190 this is the closest you're going to get in terms of performance to an Intel i5 chip at a competitive price point!AMD have hit the jackpot with these chips and I can't see why anyone would turn their nose up at the price:performance ratio you can get with a Ryzen!EDIT: I was checking a few recent reviews on here and people complaining about the AMD Rewards as a scam? NOT TRUE AT ALL!I was able to redeem my 3 months of Game Pass back in July with no issues after installing the product verification tool from the site. Apparently a lot of people don't understand how to use computers on here and blame the hardware ? ignore all of the one star reviews.
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8.7.2020

Well this thing blew me away! I bought this to go in my new workstation after many weeks of research. The amount of cores to speed up my simulation baking times and allow multi tasking is the reason I bought it and it doesn't disappoint. I predominantly use blender with the flip fluid add on for fluid sims and its awesome. I paired this with;Aorus X570 Elite moboCorsair Vengeance 32Gb 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM500gb M.2 driveRTX 2070 Super OCInstallation was a doddle and the included wraith prism cooler is OK for now, there is a H/L switch for fan and I immediately stuck this to H as I would rather have improved cooling over less noise.The fan connector is 4 pin so is controlled via the mobo and isn't running full power all the time but ramps up when temps start to increase. Temps idle around 38 - 50deg c. When running full tilt I have seem temps up to 80 deg but this drops rapidly once I have finished pushing it. I have left it with stock settings and it regularly boosts to 4.3GHz. I have thought about using the onboard OC on my mobo to boost performance but I honestly don't feel the need as straight out of the box the raw performance far surpasses my expectations. I may upgrade to the noctura air cooler or perhaps an AIO cooler at some point and push it more but the beauty of this processor is the wraith cooler does a pretty sweet job and its included free which is another reason I bought this over an Intel. Using my mobo software (Aorus x570 elite) I can customise the wraith fan colours and lashing cycle etc which isn't something I'm that interested in but is a cool feature I guess if you are, it certainly does look pretty amazing.I have tried gaming with this quickly on fortnite and it was perfectly fine, I'm not a gamer so won't give indepth info on its performance but if it can handle the workload I throw at it should crush any game.I have ran some benchmarks on this processor for rendering within blender. Previosuly on my old system with a Quadro K5000 GPU and 32gb of ram it took 38 minutes to render a particular scene. With the 3900X it rendered in 8 minutes which considering I didn't buy this processor for rendering but for its multicores to speed up simulations this is impressive.One thing I would say is that I also tested on my RTX 2070 super OC and it took 4 mins 26 secs. If you are pushed for budget then this processor will perform admirably for rendering and far out perform many GPUs so look at benchmarks before compromising!
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25.4.2020

Coming over from an intel i7 4790k was a big move. But more on that throughout the review.Firstly when you receive the Ryzen it’s clear that AMD are pushing that “we’re cool” vibe. The box looks great, the marketing really pushes the envelope and it’s leagues in front of the boring Intel brand.Inside the box, “how they get it all in” I cant re-box, you get the wraith, Non-LED, the chip and some written blurb all well presented and secure, it has the usual authenticity and security attachments as standard.Installation is easy, beware the pins, if you damage those the chip is goosed. For those new to AMD you also need a board which can accommodate an AMD CPU.My board is the ASUS E570,this has a boot light system which goes through a colour range to show different stages or faults in the boot. The Green for on was a beast for me to achieve, I had a broken HDMI lead and my GPU was not sat correctly, however a new VGA and tinkering and that was squared. Some may ask, why this board? And it’s all about future proofing the system for me is the answer!Ok installation of software etc was where I noticed the speed difference, the AMD beats the old 4790k hands down, no figures or facts etc just smoke and dust with the i7 still at the start. The Ryzen really shows it’s strength, I game, stream, surf and download all the same time with no problems. The AMD Ryzen chips are really designed to push the envelope, the zupped up fan is testament to this.I have paired the Ryzen with the Palit 2070, they work well together and stay cool, I have a lot of fans so this all helps, but I’ve noticed no bottlenecks and run modern games on ultra without lags, jitters or significant temperatures above 65..Now the fan, ok, if you’re wearing a headset it’s fine, but this fan is quick to respond and throttles all the time. It’s pumping the Revs constantly but on the plus keeps the system cool. Remember the fact it’s Non-LED which is a shame as AMD through Amazon are pushing it as supplied with LED version. Real shame for the bling....In summary I love this system it destroys my last one before getting out of bed.System is Ryzen 3600x. Palit 2070. Corsair Vengeance 3200 16gb. Evo M.2 and a few SSD to top it off. I have a lot of fans as we got to keep this baby cool plus an EVGA 750 platinum to juice it all up.But with reassurance!!!! Boom in ya face i7, I won’t look back.
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7.5.2020

So I bought the 3600 as a return to AMD after almost a decade with Intel. I'm not disappointed.I've upgraded from an Intel 4790k and whilst still a solid chip its time was up. My system was, I started to notice, struggle in a few little areas. Started being less 'smooth'. With the current aggressive pricing on the 3600 I decided to invest and then when the 4000 series comes out, I'll pick up a cheaper 3900x or something.To go with my 3600 I bought an MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, 16gb crucial Ballistix ram @ 3600 MHz and a new m.2 ssd. I reused my old case and seasonic psu. Unfortunately my Noctua U12s didnt have the correct bracket but more on that in a bit.So, using the stock cooler I set about installing and building it all.It all went very easy and the stock cooler is the easiest I have ever installed. Quick trip into the bios to update it and set the ram to 3600 and I was soon installing windows.Two immediate observations, its very fast, and the stock cooler is not great. It turns out AMD have removed the copper plate and the stock cooler really should only be a stop gap. Quick check online and Noctua will send you a free AM4 bracket for the U12s so that was ordered.Once back up and running everything is smoother. And I attribute that to the extra cores as the system can handle so much more. Even if your game isnt optimized for multi-core you will see a benefit as the system isnt dragging that one core down.Temps wise, as mentioned the stock cooler is not good. After a gaming session HWMonitor reported it had hit peaks around 95c. Whilst it can handle that the noise was terrible and the chip likely started throttling. It idled around 50 too.Performance is all relative but paired with my 1080 on a GSYNC 144hz monitor everything is much much smoother.After receiving the bracket and then installing the Noctua U12s temps dropped dramatically. Idle around 35 and even though my office is in the attic I haven't seen it go about 79. I'm very happy with that against a higher ambient air temp.Where this chip really flies is productivity. To be honest for the price its a steal. and clearly at the time of writing the best bang for buck.
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24.8.2019

I had a 2200g before, i bought that waiting this CPU and the GPU prices to calm down. I calculated the differences between the two CPU (r3 2200g - 4core 3700MHz) and expected a good speedbump.But in the everyday use, all tasks where the 2200g (like a not too old i5) was struggling the r5 3600 is doing easy even often half of the CPU is sleeping :) I am not saying it worth to upgrade from 2600x, but it is somehow faster than it should be.I had 145 pts in CinebenchR15 sinle, now i have 200, and i did not expect this will be a new whole level.It can boost 4400MHz with auto overclock setting for moments (i did not try more yet, only found higher setting in the BIOS, not in Ryzen Master),and holds 4350-4375 on singe core, around 4100 on all core. I do not know what is the official 3.6GHz, it never goes below 4GHz without touching any settings. I did not try any manual overclock, i just do not need to do it (yet), but i like it can be done by software, and also can go back to auto boost without restart.RAM-everybody is worrying about the RAM speed, my 2400MHz modules can be overclocked at least 3600MHz, i did not try higher, this is crazy too. But I do not need that extra few percent of power and I use it low frequency and set a massive offset undervolt for the SoC, because the infinity fabric is power hungry, consumes 5-10W extra power all the time. I also can undervolt the cores with -100mV and still can boost and hold 4300 on single core, and it is cooler, and the boost voltages are high anyway, so it is better for the silicon. I do not have any overheating or noise issues with a 120mm tower cooler, just like to be greener :)Just a year before i was using a 5 year old i5 laptop clocked on 1700MHz, they still were charge a premium price for i5, but it never was fast, ssd could not help enough too. It just did everything slowly, rocking on a desktop, i cannot describe the difference, even browsing is painful on that laptop now.I could not wait until CPU will is available in amazon, so i had to buy it from different way from the CCL.
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26.10.2019

Finally got my hands on 3900X and it's great! Initially ordered on July 11, but when my order missed delivery date 11 days later, I got Ryzen 3 3200G to make sure the rest of my new build is working. BTW, 3200G is a beast of a CPU for the price! It's CPU performance is solid and iGPU performance is very impressive. It's hard to tell the difference between 3200G and 3900X in day to day use actually. Even in gaming, there's not a big difference, (though I do play at Quad-HD and 4K on RTX 2070, so games are mostly GPU bound).Anyway, I ended up cancelling my 3900X in September and re-ordered again from Amazon US when they became available a week ago. It's probably for the best,because I get 4.2GHz all core boost and single core boost of 4.65GHz (on stock BIOS settings), now that AMD has learned from all of the complaints about boost clocks and released the ABBA AGESA, and perhaps started binning 3900Xs a little better to save face.Multi-core performance is very impressive, I've tried compiling Rust projects and compressing large number of files with 7-zip. Now here, it's a night and day difference compared to my macbook pro and Ryzen 3200G.The CPU temp goes to 75C after a few minutes at full load (Blender Classroom rendering), with NH-D15S as a cooler. I used Noctua's thermal paste that came with the cooler, pressed the heatsink against the CPU, removed to check thermal paste covered the whole heat spreader, then screwed the heatsink on.If that helps, I'm using Aorus Elite x570 board, Micron's Ballistix DDR4 3200 RAM CL16 (4 sticks) and Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD.So there you go, I guess, this is 2 reviews in one. Looks like you can't go wrong with AMD's new CPUs. Buy with confidence!
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26.7.2019

like the headline says this is my first AMD cpu. i've ditched Intel. AMD might not be the "gaming king" but these days that's all Intel really has going for them and even at that... once you step up to 1440p or 4K then AMD is just as good as Intel while offering more cores, better security, better value, less power consumption, and better multicore performance.the 3700X seems like the perfect CPU for me. the 3600/X is a nice CPU but i wasn't happy with just 6 cores so the 3700X was the minimum for me. the 3800X is probably better but i don't think it's worth the extra money. after that you only have the 3900X + 3950X which are 12 and 16 cores respectively.that's insane overkill if you just want to play games and by the time games even start to use 12 or 16 cores you'd need to upgrade anyway.the only thing i don't like about these CPUs is how hot they run. my old intel would sit at about 21-25C under light usage but the 3700X is anywhere between 32-60C in the same situation but if they are designed to work this way i don't really care. the included cooler is more than capable but i'm still gonna get an aftermarket cooler.highly recommended. maybe not the best value for money CPU right now (that'd be the 3600/3600X) but if you absolutely don't want 6 cores and want 8 instead then the 3700X is a no brainer especially if you want to future proof your CPU as i imagine 6 cores will not hold up long as it is already considered mid range which is ridiculous since only a few years ago anything over 4 cores was restricted to high end enthusiast platforms until AMD released Ryzen in 2017!buy it!!!!!
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27.1.2020

I've only ever really owned one Intel CPU, a 286 I don't remember, and a DX2-66, ever since then I've gone with AMD. I'm not saying they've always been the best or most efficient, but if you wanted performance for a price that didn't sting, AMD was the way to go.With this generation of chips it really seems like AMD have caught up with Intel in almost every way, and they are still significantly lower in price. Maybe I'm biased, but reviews seem to agree that these processors pound for pound match or beat their Intel cousins. I upgraded from a AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, so let's be honest, any of the current generation would seem like voodoo in terms of performance increase,but this just feels so fast. Seems to compare favourably with the 3800X and a good bit cheaper. If the 7-2700X (which can be had quite cheaply) and 5-3600X just don't seem enough, and the price tag on the 9-3900X is just too hard to look at, the 7-3700X is probably the one for you.The fan... It's not so quiet, it does light up if powered, and I'm running with the sides of the case open right now so I'm not sure how effective it is at cooling, some of the reviews suggest swapping it out if you're over locking and I'd probably agree, but as a stock cooler it seems to do the job well enough. One more thing, clipping the heat sink + fan to the processor/board has always been my least favourite part of a build, but this seemed to take way longer to fit than on any of the others I've built recently, maybe it was a defect, but if not, be patient and it does clip on in the end.Overall, very pleased with this.
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19.6.2020

For starters it is really easy to install it if you place it properly on the slot it just slides in, if not it doesn't, so you don't have to fiddle around with finding that really little triangle to find how to orient it.This was an upgrade from a i5-3750k so a very big one.I'm using it with a Noctua NH-D9L with two fans so I get awesome cooling.It reaches 4.2-4.3 Ghz easily.I'm getting really good results in cinebench, the only one that beats my score, within the same price range/generation, is another 3600x that looks like it has better cooling.The advantage of this CPU is that the more cooling you give it the better it works so your millage is very dependent on the cooling you can provide.I'veeven tried to stream with it to test see how it goes.Playing BF2 which is a pretty intensive game.It can handle streaming without a problem, doesn't drop a single frame and stays at around 70ish degrees, considering the max temp is 95 there is still allot of room for usage, even though it reaches 4.3 Ghz which seems to be the max frequency I can squeeze out of it.They say it can reach 4.4 but I didn't see it, so maybe I'm not pushing it hard enough.Ryzen Master, a must have software, has the ability to tweak it without going into bios, for some simple overclocking.If you want to play it safe you can just run it in one of two modes.Gaming - This reduces the amount of cores while pushing higher frequencies.Creator - This pushes more cores while running at a lower frequency.
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24.6.2020

I upgraded from the R5 1600x on a B350 motherboard to the R7 3700x with the B450 MSI Carbon Gaming with an NZXT Kraken x73 AIO with 360mm rad, and kept my 1080Ti on both systems. I set up the board, CPU and RAM as a test bench first with the standard AMD Wraith cooler, after using Flashback on the MSI Bios to install a 3000 series compatible Bios on the B450 chipset.All worked, so I released the locking catch to remove the Wraith cooler to install the NZXT AIO. When I lifted the unhooked cooler free of the motherboard it actually ripped the CPU out of the socket because the standard thermal paste on the Wraith had set like glue,and the CPU was still stuck to the bottom of the cooler even though the retaining bar was still fully locked against the CPU socket on the motherboard. I had 6-7 bent CPU pins, which I was fortunately able to bend back without any snapping, and the CPU still works.Be aware of this if you fit the included cooler and intend to replace it with something different later. If you wiggle the cooler loose instead of pulling it off it shouldn't be an issue. I really wish AMD took notice of Intel and put the data pins on the socket, not on the chip.All the benchmarks I've used of the last week show a great improvement from the old CPU, so I'm happy with the purchase. Even with liquid cooling the CPU can still get to 66 C in games, and 71C under a full load stress test on an overclocked profile.
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9.12.2019

I got this from Amazon warehouse to knock an extra £5 off the price, but it took them about 10 days to dispatch it and so I didn't get it for about 2 weeks. And then, since it was a warehouse deal, the heatsink had no thermal paste on it!But obviously that has nothing to do with the product itself, which is what these reviews are about, so you can't really knock stars off for that. That's an issue with the seller themselves, nothing to do with the actual product.Anyway, I'm loving the 3600. Install went without a hitch. I'm using a custom watercooling loop, so I just switched the Intel mounting bracket for the AM4 one, and so I can't really vouch for the temps with the stock heatsink.With the loop my temps don't really go above 40c in normal use, and 60c in benchmarks and heavy loads.I had it overclocked to 4.3Ghz for a few days at about 1.37v, just messing around, and had no problems with it. I'm running at 4.2Ghz at the moment at about 1.35v on 3600Mhz non-QVL memory with no problems.But, I must do some proper tests and measurements as it seems that performance can decrease, but still be stable, at lower voltages; It's like, you'll be delighted that you can boot into Windows and be stable at 1.32v, but then you realise your performance has gone through the floor!All in all I'm quite happy playing around with my new toy.
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5.12.2019

TL;DR at bottom. Honestly blew my mind with how powerful this little thing is. Paired with a GTX 1060 6GB, I am able to comfortably play any game 60fps 1080p mid-max settings, with the cpu only being about 40% load (meaning that my GPU is holding it back by a lot). Photogrammetry and other mathematically intensive tasks are a breeze when it comes to this CPU, and path tracing in blender is reasonably fast for a CPU of any kind.The temperatures I would say are a little high when using this cooler, although during a stress test I was unable to get it above 93°C. I idle around 50°c and game at around 65-70°C, which is fairly reasonable considering the high voltage (1.444V I believe) and 7nm architecture.I have not experienced any thermal throttlesInstalling is a piece of cake, with the mark indicating the correct rotation, and the CPU cooler (with pre - applied thermal paste) is as simple as tightening it down.I would fully recommend this CPU to anyone looking for a mid-high performance machine in the range of £500 to £1100, as it will not be bottlenecked by almost any GPU.TL;DRVery good value, very good gaming and worksation performance, temperatures reasonable with included cooler, incredibly hard to bottleneck with any modern GPU (within reason). Would recommend.
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28.8.2019

At the moment Im using the Asus X470-F Gaming Motherboard and I did my Homework before I upgraded from the 2700X to the 3700X Via watching YouTube videos and reading reviews just to make sure the process would go smoothly and sure enough it went with a hitch.Just make sure you update the bios via your X400 or X300 series from your board manufacture website along with the relevant chipset drivers and you will be set to go or ignore all the above and pay the piper and just go with the X570 series Motherboards to save the hassle.I use Adobe Photoshop and the odd game every now and then and I went from an Intel i5 6600k to an AMD Ryzen 2700X and now Im on the Ryzen 3700x. In Photoshop I do Long Exposure Seascape images,When I Photo Stack anywhere between 5 and 15 images together, Photoshop turns to the CPU to do this and from the i5 to the 3700x there is a vast difference in speed thus making use of the 3700x cores and threads. Every time I take 1 RAW Image its 50mb in size, so if you increase that by 15, the image being processed is 750mb in one image saved as layered .TFF file.Im so glad of the Ryzen 3700x as it cuts my Photoshop time in half.A Sweet Purchase at a lower cost for the same performance from Intel.
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