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€699.9
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 3950X is 141 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Ryzen 5 3600 - 206 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €85.11 vs €699.9
- Up to 88% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 9 3950X - €0.42 vs €3.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
206
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.4/FPS
12.352941176470589%
Price, €
€699.9
12%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
204
99.02912621359224%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€85.11
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Updated 1628 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Ryzen 5 3600
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
70 FPS
€11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€829
In Stock
62 FPS
€15.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€939.9
In Stock
62 FPS
€13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€854.9
In Stock
62 FPS
€14.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€888
In Stock
70 FPS
€11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€829.9
In Stock
66 FPS
€14.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€944.9
In Stock
70 FPS
€11.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€789
In Stock
40 FPS
€15.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€629
In Stock
66 FPS
€11.36/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€749.9
In Stock
86 FPS
€12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,039
In Stock
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