At this point AMD and Intel have better (newer) options, but this is a solid CPU regardless. I run this with a 2070 super from Nvidia and I've been able to game on a 1440p ultrawide while streaming a movie on a different screen and having a chat window open on another, and it handles it all with ease. Also use this for video and photo editing and its made my workflow much faster.

When i got this it was 233 u.s. AFTER tax applies. with that being said it was WELL worth what i paid considering the non x/xt versions go for 200/230 daily in most sites.
my cinabench r20 scores are in the screenshot im also running a EK 240mm aio with push config
msi X570 gaming edge wifi board
2tb NVME 8200SX pro (before the misshap with switching controller chips) (still a GREAT nvme drive)
this cpu far exceeded my expectations considering i did downclock it tho for heat reasons (i belive the after market backplate may be a cause unsure atm) then again 4.6 ghz at 1.37 volts to pass ALL and any stress test i threw rather it be PRIME 95, aida 64(only took 1.27volts tho) use TM5 by 1usmus and HCI memtest pro for making sure my ram overclock was right (tforce 3200C14) got it for cheap on amazon as well.
if you can get this cpu for under 240 its worth it imo. granted your not already on a 3600 or 5000 cpu or higher. hopefully amazon thinks this review is worthy of posting this time around as ive wrote it 9 times or so and everytime they DENY?

Best value for money, price for performance, whatever you wanna call it CPU as of 9/24/2020. Pair it with 3200MHz ram or faster for the best results!

Comp specs:
Ryzen 5 3600xt
GTX 1660 super
Asus TUF gaming B550M-PLUS AMD AM4 Micro atx
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 X 8GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 1.35V Desktop Memory - Black
Cooler Master MPY-5501-AFAAG-US MWE 550 Gold Full Modular, 80+ Gold Certified 550W Power Supply
Samsung (MZ-V7E500BW) 970 EVO SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe
Cooler Master MasterBox MB311L ARGB Airflow Micro-ATX Tower with Dual ARGB Fans, Fine Mesh Front Panel, Mesh Intake Vents, Tempered Glass Side Panel & ARGB Lighting System

not a bad processor, very capable and overclockable. i got up to 4.5ghz on a noctua nh-d15 cooler but ended up settling w/ 4.425ghz @ 1.325v after finding out my FIT voltage w/ prime 95 and HWINFO64.

considering the 3600 can overclock to about 4.2-4.3ghz depending on the silicon characteristics of your chip, this processor probably isn't worth investing in -- that is, unless you're like me and you got it at roughly the same price as the 3600, which wasn't in stock on amazon at the time.

the XT-line of Ryzen 3000 processors are notable for their generally higher-binned silicon than the non-XT lines of processors. at 4.425ghz all-core, i was able to meet the 3700X in multi-core performance using cinebench R20. that being said, the 3700X is still the better value processor than the 3600XT, and you get two more cores and four more threads to play with.

this processor games very well but will probably hold back an RTX 3000/RX 6000 series graphics card -- i'd recommend if you're going this route, that you overclock your RAM to 3600 mhz and your FCLK/UCLK to 1800 for better performance -- this processor will do even better with faster DDR4. the timings also matter, but i'd say as long as your kit supports CL16/CL18, you'll probably be fine. the lower, the better, but most people won't see a huge performance increase between CL16/18 and CL14.

NOTE: if you're overclocking this processor, please run prime95 @ 128 minimum FFT size with all frequency settings at stock and w/ only PBO enabled, then check the SVI current voltage in HWINFO64 and monitor that -- when it drops after roughly 5-10 minutes of prime95 you'll be able to see your FIT voltage, which is basically the built-in "safe" voltage limit AMD processors can withstand without significant degradation. mine sat at around 1.337v -- make sure your vcore is set to something below this value. you can use load line calibration if your motherboard supports it to reduce vdroop -- please do a little research before doing this. don't want to degrade your cpu.

keep in mind that we don't actually know the max "safe" voltage for ryzen 3000. the FIT voltage is just what the processor knows is safe based on running w/ PBO turned on.

Price was right when purchased and g/f is enjoying.