The 3600 is running 22 watt over it's 65 watt TDP and the 3600X is running 8 watt under it's 95 watt TDP With the auto boosting behaviour of the Zen2 architecture it practically levels the playing field since they're both pulling 87 watt according to the package power readingNow 3600XT vs 3600 Slightly faster, but not by much Comes with a better cooler (Wraith spire vs wraith stealth), which adds some value if you were planning to use the stock cooler If the price difference is more than $30 oryou intend to buy an aftermarket cooler regardless, then I think the 3600 is the better value 2 The Ryzen 5 3600XT vs the Core iK AMD vs Intel in the Midrange If you're looking for a more indepth exploration and contextualization of the Ryzen XT line and what's new about it, head on over to our companion Ryzen 9 3900XT review In short, though The Ryzen XT CPUs are "tuneups" of three of AMD's key 7nanometer (7nm) Zen 2
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