Background

Background

Background

Background

Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Ryzen 5 3600X

3.8 GHz | 6-core

Search on Amazon

N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for €771.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6827 minutes ago

Ryzen 5 3600X

3.8 GHz | 6-core

Search on Amazon

N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for €771.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6827 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $699

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1178 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600X

Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

Performs up to 18% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 5 3600X - 313 vs 265 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Calculator background

This is a free version of Lost Ark.

Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

265

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

313

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.46/FPS

100%

Price, €

€771.1

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for €771.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6827 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

397

FPS

582

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

229

FPS

247

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

803

FPS

981

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

211

FPS

404

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

135

FPS

166

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1642

56%

Multi-Core

7000

36%

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Ryzen 5 3600X	vs	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
3.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	4.5 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.7 GHz
95 W	TDP	170 W
7 nm	Process Size	5 nm
38.0x	Multiplier	45.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Radeon Graphics
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 9 7950X

With selected game settings

Megaport Gaming PC Image

Megaport Gaming PC

279 FPS

€9.03/FPS

GeForce RTX 4080

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,519

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC

288 FPS

€8.75/FPS

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,519.9

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF Gaming PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF Gaming PC

245 FPS

€7.84/FPS

Radeon RX 7800 XT

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,919.9

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF® High-End Gaming PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF® High-End Gaming PC

288 FPS

€8.85/FPS

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,549.9

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF Gaming PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF Gaming PC

233 FPS

€8.13/FPS

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,894.9

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC

271 FPS

€8.2/FPS

Radeon RX 7900 XT

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,222

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC

236 FPS

€8.9/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,099.9

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF High-End Gaming PC

313 FPS

€12.3/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Ryzen 9 7950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€3,849.9

In Stock

Popular Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 9 7950X Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

€771.1

€771.1

€319

€771.1

€313.15

€771.1

€168.3

€771.1

€85.26

€771.1

€198.8

€771.1

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

€489

€771.1

€339

€771.1

€273.11

€771.1

€398.73

€771.1

€382.84

€771.1

€110.27

€771.1

€161.25

€771.1

€489

€771.1

€467.41

€771.1

€1,014.81

€771.1

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

€238.77

€771.1

€171.73

€771.1

€163.9

€771.1

Core i5-12600KF

€202.51

€771.1

€771.1

€771.1

€199.76

€771.1

€392.14

€771.1

Core i9-14900KF

€468.37

€771.1

€771.1

Core i7-14700KF

€439.13

€771.1

€771.1

€639

€771.1

€511

€771.1

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

€1,169

€319

€313.15

€168.3

€85.26

€198.8

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

€489

€339

€273.11

€398.73

€382.84

€110.27

€161.25

€489

€467.41

€1,014.81

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

€238.77

€171.73

€163.9

Core i5-12600KF

€202.51

€199.76

€392.14

Core i9-14900KF

€468.37

Core i7-14700KF

€439.13

€639