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€81.96
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $749
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MSRP in USD: $749
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 141 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €81.96 vs €579.7
- Up to 85% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 3950X - €0.29 vs €1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3600 - 293 vs 286 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
286
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.96
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF
Buy for €579.7 on Amazon
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Updated 6875 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
124 FPS
€6.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€844.9
In Stock
138 FPS
€6.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
In Stock
138 FPS
€5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
In Stock
124 FPS
€6.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€777
In Stock
124 FPS
€6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€744.9
In Stock
132 FPS
€6.4/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€844.9
In Stock
138 FPS
€5.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€724.9
In Stock
82 FPS
€8.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€679
In Stock
126 FPS
€5.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€739
In Stock
113 FPS
€6.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€779
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