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CA$370
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Prices and StockMSRP $399
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MSRP $399
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X and the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 3600 - 182 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - CA$167.61 vs CA$370.00
- Up to 54% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 7 3800X - CA$0.94 vs CA$2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
182
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.03/FPS
46%
Price, CA$
CA$370
45%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
179
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$167.61
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$167.61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7444 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
67 FPS
CA$20.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,390.93
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50 FPS
CA$35.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,768.18
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46 FPS
CA$30.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,420
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60 FPS
CA$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,199.98
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