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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
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

217

95%

Value, €/FPS

€2.02/FPS

23%

Price, €

€437.79

24%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 437.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

229

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.47/FPS

100%

Price, €

€108.01

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 108.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

81%

Multi-Core

10696

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

81%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Nov 25th, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9CollectionRyzen 5
MatisseCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
32
Threads12
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
105 WTDP
65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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