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€81.83
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €81.83 vs €732.83
- Up to 88% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 7950X - €0.29 vs €2.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3600 - 308 vs 286 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
286
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
308
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.38/FPS
12%
Price, €
€732.83
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
138 FPS
€4.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€684.9
In Stock
132 FPS
€4.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€639.9
In Stock
308 FPS
€16.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€5,172.45
In Stock
124 FPS
€6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€809.9
In Stock
124 FPS
€6.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€749.9
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
124 FPS
€5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€714.9
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
132 FPS
€6.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€834.9
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
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