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CA$209.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $299
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MSRP $299
Prices and StockMSRP $99
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MSRP $99
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 4100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 55% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 3 4100 - 268 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 4100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 3 4100
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - CA$99.00 vs CA$209.99
- Up to 27% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 5 5600X - CA$0.57 vs CA$0.78 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
268
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.78/FPS
73%
Price, CA$
CA$209.99
47%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$209.99 on Amazon
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Updated 267 minutes ago
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
173
65%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 3 4100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 267 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Ryzen 3 4100 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 3 4100
With selected game settings
145 FPS
CA$8.22/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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248 FPS
CA$6.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,702.36
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254 FPS
CA$7.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,875
In Stock
249 FPS
CA$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,753.22
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254 FPS
CA$8.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,067.79
In Stock
246 FPS
CA$7.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,729.83
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