reported that ancient replay On YouTube, Romanian retailer Intend has published a new CPU listing featuring model names. Ryzen 5 3600AF – Indicates Ryzen 5 3600 with upgraded Zen 3 cores. Assuming this naming scheme is not a typo, this marks the return of AMD’s “AF” nomenclature. This is good news for budget PC gamers. This listing shows that the Ryzen 5 3600AF is valued at 639.77 Romanian Leu, or around $126 USD at the time of this writing.
The AF nomenclature originally started with the Ryzen 5 1600 AF. It featured an upgraded Zen+ core compared to its original Zen counterpart. The chip was a bargain at the time, costing less than the Ryzen 5 2600, but offering nearly identical performance thanks to its Zen+ architecture.
However, the term “AF” comes from the box identifier of these upgraded 1600s, not the actual model name. Since the original Ryzen 5 1600 and his Ryzen 5 1600 with Zen+ had the same model name, the only way for users to tell the difference was through the identification number on the box. This number differs from the original 1600’s “AE” model name as the Zen+ version includes the letters “AF” at the end. Community as a way of distinguishing between the two parts.
If Intend’s retailer’s listing is authentic, the Ryzen 5 3600 AF will follow the same recipe by stripping out Zen 2 cores in favor of Zen 3 cores. This puts the 3600AF in the same, if not the same, performance tier as the Ryzen 5 5600 and 5600X at a lower cost. The retail listing price seems to back this up with over 30% less than the Ryzen 5 5600.
This is the first listing we’ve seen with the new model name and we’ll have to take this listing with a grain of salt as the box identification number doesn’t contain the letters ‘AF’. You’re using numbers to identify the Zen 3 3600 from the Zen 2 version, but if that’s true, why the community intended to use the “AF” term in the first place?
It would be great if this Ryzen 5 3600 AF turns out to be true, but there’s still a chance it won’t happen due to a typo.
