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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 92 vs 80 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 92% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €81.25 vs €1021.35
- Up to 91% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 9 5950X - €1.02 vs €11.10 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
1 FPS
€799.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
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6 FPS
€214.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,284.9
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1 FPS
€694.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€694.9
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1 FPS
€829/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€829
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1 FPS
€888/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€888
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1 FPS
€779/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€779
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92 FPS
€38.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,529.9
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1 FPS
€649/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€649
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1 FPS
€1019/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,019
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16 FPS
€86.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,389.9
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1 FPS
€639/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€639
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1 FPS
€799/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€799
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21 FPS
€66.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,399
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40 FPS
€38.88/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,555
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1 FPS
€629/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€629
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1 FPS
€639/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€639
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5 FPS
€181.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€909
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1 FPS
€909/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€909
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1 FPS
€1009/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,009
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1 FPS
€1059/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,059
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33 FPS
€41.18/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,359
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