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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 487 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600XT - 130 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600XT - CA$358.98 vs CA$895.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600XT - CA$2.76 vs CA$7.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 24 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$358.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Maximum
Ryzen 5 3600XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | 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 |
| 4.5 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 3600XT or Ryzen 9 5900X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
108 FPS
CA$50.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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68 FPS
CA$35.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,399.99
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