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Ryzen 9 3950X vs Ryzen 5 5600

Ryzen 9 3950X vs Ryzen 5 5600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Ryzen 9 3950X

3.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber

Buy for 699.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600

3.5 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.4GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 32MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000927BOX, Schwarz

Buy for 119.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

Ryzen 9 3950X

3.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber

Buy for 699.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600

3.5 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.4GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 32MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000927BOX, Schwarz

Buy for 119.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 877 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 32 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 3950X - 279 vs 268 FPS
  • Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €119.42 vs €699.90
  • Up to 84% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 3950X - €0.43 vs €2.61 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
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Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

268

96%

Value, €/FPS

€2.61/FPS

16%

Price, €

€699.9

17%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber

Buy for 699.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

279

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.43/FPS

100%

Price, €

€119.42

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.4GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 32MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000927BOX, Schwarz

Buy for 119.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

84%

Multi-Core

10696

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

100%

Multi-Core

8539

80%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

Ryzen 9 3950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

Nov 25th, 2019
Apr 20th, 2022
Ryzen 9Ryzen 5
MatisseVermeer
AMD Socket AM4AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
16
6
32
12
3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
105 W
65 W
7 nm7 nm
35.0x35.0x
NoneNone
YesYes

PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Ryzen 5 5600

With selected game settings

Laptops Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Ryzen 5 5600

With selected game settings

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