AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT CPU Review – 4.6GHz OC!

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

We use the DirectX 12 mode, anti-aliasing disabled, and the Highest quality preset.

We consistently see Shadow of the Tomb Raider rewarding higher core count chips and that point stands true based on our Ryzen 5 data. The 3600XT is a little faster than its cheaper 3600X sibling, but the higher core count Zen 2 parts show consistently higher average and 1% low FPS numbers. The Core i5-10600K is also faster than the 3600XT to the tune of a little more than 10% on average.

With that said, the Ryzen 5 3600XT averaged more than 130 FPS and rarely dropped below 90 FPS. Even high refresh rate gamers will be happy with that level of performance, despite the Core i5-10600K being measurably quicker.

Increasing the resolution to 1440P compresses the performance differences as GPU horsepower is more stretched. This time, the performance differences between all Zen 2 chips are reduced, and the 3600XT is barely any slower than the eight core parts.

Intel’s Core i5-10600K is still quicker than the 3600XT, but the performance difference is very much reduced in terms of average frame rates. 1% low FPS numbers do, however, maintain their strong lead for the 10600K versus the 3600XT.

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