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CA$380
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $799
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MSRP in USD: $799
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$380.0 vs CA$499.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$1.25 vs CA$1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 3600X - 311 vs 303 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
303
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$380
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
311
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.6/FPS
78%
Price, CA$
CA$499
76%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
Buy for CA$499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8055 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
96 FPS
CA$7.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
12 GB, 512 GB SSD
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