3600MHz is the sweet spot, but don’t overpay.

Yes, get the 3600MHz kit. The Ryzen 5 5600X’s Infinity Fabric clock runs best at 1800MHz, and 3600MHz RAM lets it run 1:1 with no divider. 3200MHz works, but you’re leaving about 5–8% performance on the table in CPU-bound games and tasks.

The difference isn’t huge—you won’t notice day to day—but it’s real, especially in modern games that love memory bandwidth. And 32GB is plenty for gaming and multitasking; just make sure your kit is dual-channel (two sticks, not four if you can avoid it).

Price-wise, 3600MHz CL16 kits are barely more than 3200MHz CL16 these days. If there’s a big gap (like $30+), 3200MHz is still fine. But for the usual $10–15 difference, Future You will thank you.

Skip the 3600MHz CL18 stuff unless it’s a steal—CL16 is worth the extra few bucks.