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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 121 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 10% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 144 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - CA$188.98 vs CA$728.41
- Up to 76% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 3900XT - CA$1.31 vs CA$5.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
144
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$188.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
Buy for CA$728.41 on Amazon
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Updated 92 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 9 3900XT
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
56 FPS
CA$30.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$23.48/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$30.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$26.95/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
CA$23.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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86 FPS
CA$24.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
CA$36.8/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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