Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600X - 130 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$358.98 vs CA$380.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$2.76 vs CA$3.06 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$358.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$358.98 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |