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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1995 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €191.69 vs €652.24
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 16% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 132 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD CPU Ryzen 5 1600 AM4
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1068
36.35125936010892%
Multi-Core
4578
23.728813559322035%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
123 FPS
€19.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
In Stock
126 FPS
€18.89/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379.9
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126 FPS
€19.21/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,419.9
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132 FPS
€25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,389.9
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119 FPS
€17.65/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099.9
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112 FPS
€19.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,159.9
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123 FPS
€20.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,544.9
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