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CA$379.95
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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 159 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 151 vs 138 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$239.47 vs CA$379.95
- Up to 31% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$1.74 vs CA$2.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
151
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.52/FPS
69%
Price, CA$
CA$379.95
63%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Updated 257 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
138
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.74/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$239.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
Buy for CA$239.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 257 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 5600G
With selected game settings
80 FPS
CA$18.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,449.99
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71 FPS
CA$20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,429.99
In Stock
71 FPS
CA$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,419.99
In Stock
71 FPS
CA$19.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,399.99
In Stock
128 FPS
CA$42.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
In Stock
119 FPS
CA$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,379.99
In Stock
71 FPS
CA$40.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,899.99
In Stock
84 FPS
CA$29.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,509.99
In Stock
127 FPS
CA$31.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,999
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