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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €231.18 vs €257.88
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 125 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - €2.06 vs €2.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600x Prozessor
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
125
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€257.88
89%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
94 FPS
€20.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€23.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€28.25/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
€17.05/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449
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59 FPS
€24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,449
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90 FPS
€18.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,659.9
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94 FPS
€20.2/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899
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48 FPS
€23.96/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
€25.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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74 FPS
€20.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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