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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 30% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 92 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$5.42 vs CA$5.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$392.25 vs CA$499.0
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
92
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.42/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499
78%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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In Stock
Updated 108 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
71
77.17391304347827%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.52/FPS
98.18840579710145%
Price, CA$
CA$392.25
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
Buy for CA$392.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 109 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1123
51.301964367291%
Multi-Core
4766
39.197302409737645%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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