The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X runs $209.99 shipped and the Ryis $179.99 shipped. To power the system we picked the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-core, 12-thread processor as it along with the Ryare hands down two of the best selling 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs. The goal here is to have a system that relates to the average Do-It-Yourself (DIY) builder, gamer or enthusiast as we want the benchmark results to mean something. We are using an AMD X570 platform to test storage drives and custom built a system that we consider mainstream for consumers. Before we look at the numbers, lets take a brief look at the test system that was used!
