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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $199

Availability

MSRP in USD: $549

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms 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 7900X is 1178 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 12% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 3600 - 198 vs 177 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
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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

177

89%

Value, €/FPS

€0.45/FPS

100%

Price, €

€80.52

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth

Buy for 80.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 20 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

198

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

55%

Multi-Core

6884

39%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Jul 7th, 2019Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 9
MatisseCodenameRaphael
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
65 W
TDP170 W
7 nmProcess Size
5 nm
36.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 9 7900X

God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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