Need help deciding on the AMD 3rd Gen Processor

[vastu1706]

Confused between Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Both are retailing around 22K in the Amazon. I have zeroed in on a B550 Chipset (Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite). Should I wait for the 4th Gen to be launched or should I go ahead with 3600X or 3600XT. Currently I own a laptop so this is my 1st build.

 

[SaiyanGoku]

Confused between Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Both are retailing around 22K in the Amazon. I have zeroed in on a B550 Chipset (Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite). Should I wait for the 4th Gen to be launched or should I go ahead with 3600X or 3600XT. Currently I own a laptop so this is my 1st build.

Amazon generally has bad prices. Wait for 4th gen if you can.

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[ico]

I think you can buy right away if there is urgency.

Obviously, next Zen will be faster but 3600 isn't a slouch.

 

[HWRIG]

The 3600XT is an improved Ryzen 5 3600 / 3600X that features higher clocks for a slight boost in performance.

CPU​	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X​	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT​
Cores / Threads	6 / 12	6 / 12
Base Clock (GHz)	3.8	3.8
Max Boost Clock (GHz)	4.4	4.5
L3 Cache	32 MB	32 MB
TDP	95 W	95 W
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2+
Process	7 nm	7 nm
Socket	AM4	AM4
FP32 Performance	1,267.2 GFLOPS	1,296.0 GFLOPS
Die Size	74 mm²	74 mm²
Transistors	3,800 million	3,800 million
Launch Date	July 7th 2019	July 7th 2020

My advice is you wait a few more days.
The Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 processors will be available to buy from 5 November 2020.