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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 487 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 23% better in FIFA 23 than Ryzen 5 3600X - 219 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$413.99 vs CA$460.57
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 24 vs 12 threads
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1642
75.35566773749426%
Multi-Core
7000
58.90768324497181%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 9 5900X
FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
152 FPS
CA$36.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
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106 FPS
CA$21.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,239.99
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