Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X is 346 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 229 vs 217 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $97.31 vs $394.41
- Up to 77% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $0.47 vs $2.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
229
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
100%
Price, €
€108.01
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |