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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1287 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$415.29 vs CA$489.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 27% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 3600X - 745 vs 588 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$0.66 vs CA$0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
745
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$489
84%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 9 7900
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
674 FPS
CA$10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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674 FPS
CA$13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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