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
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
77.82651072124757%
Multi-Core
6884
69.78205778003041%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |