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€382.89
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 3600 - 282 vs 242 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €81.25 vs €382.89
- Up to 75% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.34 vs €1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
282
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.36/FPS
25%
Price, €
€382.89
21%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
242
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.25
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
126 FPS
€6.35/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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€9.01/FPS
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€9.42/FPS
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€8.98/FPS
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€8.28/FPS
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€9.19/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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€10.23/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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212 FPS
€8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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237 FPS
€10.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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282 FPS
€13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Radeon RX 6700
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32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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172 FPS
€8.13/FPS
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282 FPS
€24.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
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72 FPS
€8.74/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
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32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€8.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
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€8.56/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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282 FPS
€13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
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16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€7.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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146 FPS
€6.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
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32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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120 FPS
€7.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
€7.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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