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In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 68 days older than Ryzen 9 5900HX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 5900HX - 108 vs 106 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
108
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$189
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5900HX
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket FP6 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 45 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 9 5900HX
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
CA$37.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6800M
Ryzen 9 5900HX
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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66 FPS
CA$40.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,649.99
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66 FPS
CA$50.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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63 FPS
CA$27.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,707.01
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86 FPS
CA$23.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,019.66
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63 FPS
CA$27.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,707.01
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98 FPS
CA$24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,425.2
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67 FPS
CA$24.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 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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55 FPS
CA$31.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,729.83
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