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€81.96
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 1287 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - €81.96 vs €363.7
- Up to 75% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 9 7900 - €0.45 vs €1.78 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 11% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 5 3600 - 204 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
183
89%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/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 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor mit AMD Wraith Prism Cooler, bis zu 5.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 9 7900
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
72 FPS
€11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€844.9
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79 FPS
€10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
In Stock
79 FPS
€10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
In Stock
72 FPS
€10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€777
In Stock
72 FPS
€10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€744.9
In Stock
76 FPS
€11.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€844.9
In Stock
79 FPS
€9.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€724.9
In Stock
54 FPS
€12.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€679
In Stock
73 FPS
€10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€739
In Stock
68 FPS
€11.46/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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