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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 9 5900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 379 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76371 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 379 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76371 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 555 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900 - €90.59 vs €379.0

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3600 - 298 vs 286 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

286

95.9731543624161%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€90.59

100%

Processeur AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - Silent cooler

Buy for 90.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76371 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

298

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€379

23%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 379 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76371 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

77.82651072124757%

Multi-Core

6884

69.78205778003041%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Jul 7th, 2019Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 9
MatisseCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
36.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 9 5900

Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High

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