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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1287 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - €290.0 vs €339.33
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 18% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 5 3600X - 159 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 5 3600X - €2.13 vs €2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
AMD Ryzen 5 3600x 4,4GHz AM4 35 MB Cache Wraith Spire
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
159
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€339.33
85%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High Quality Raytracing
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | 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 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 9 7900
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
87 FPS
€21.6/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,879
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77 FPS
€23.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,824.9
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53 FPS
€28.28/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
In Stock
134 FPS
€17.5/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,344.9
In Stock
87 FPS
€19.94/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,734.9
In Stock
117 FPS
€17.48/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,044.9
In Stock
69 FPS
€23.4/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,614.9
In Stock
124 FPS
€19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,464.9
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