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Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1178 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600X

  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 28% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 5 3600X - 289 vs 225 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo
Ryzen 5 3600X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

225

78%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.25/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$282.17

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler

Buy for CA$282.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

289

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo
Ryzen 5 3600X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo
Ryzen 5 3600X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1642

56%

Multi-Core

7000

36%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo

Ryzen 5 3600X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Jul 7th, 2019Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 9
MatisseCodenameRaphael
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
95 W
TDP170 W
7 nmProcess Size
5 nm
38.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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