Question Which one is better, Ryzen 5 3600 vs. Ryzen 5 5500?

[MOHSIN1K]

I was looking for a Ryzen 5 5500, and there I saw a Ryzen 5 3600 with a similar price. I'm confused between these two; which one should I buy?

 

[USAFRet]

I was looking for a Ryzen 5 5500, and there I saw a Ryzen 5 3600 with a similar price. I'm confused between these two; which one should I buy?

You've not stated what use this will be for. But...

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 5 3600 [cpubenchmark.net] by PassMark Software

 

[Eximo]

To add:

Ryzen 3600 32MB cache 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes
Ryzen 5500 16MB cache 24 PCIe 3.0 lanes
Ryzen 5600 32MB cache 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes

So if you are ever looking at higher end GPUs, you may want to pay extra for the 5600.

 

[MOHSIN1K]

You've not stated what use this will be for. But...

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 5 3600 [cpubenchmark.net] by PassMark Software

You've not stated what use this will be for. But...

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 5 3600 [cpubenchmark.net] by PassMark Software

My main purpose is streaming and gaming.

 

[scoelho]

pcie 3 vs pcie 4 is already very discustion, isnt to much diference between both if you get gpu with larger VRAM (so they dont take the slow pcie3). I with Ryzen 5 5500 for a year and all good.