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Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Ryzen 5 3600

Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5980HX is 555 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

  • Performs up to 2% better in The Last of Us Part I than Ryzen 5 3600 - 140 vs 137 FPS
  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 45 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of The Last of Us Part I.
The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

140

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

137

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.56/FPS

100%

Price, €

€76.29

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 76.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 129 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1919

100%

Multi-Core

7707

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

83%

Multi-Core

6884

89%

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateJul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9CollectionRyzen 5
Not AvailableCodenameMatisse
AMD Socket FP6SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Radeon Vega 8
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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