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Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Ryzen 5 3600

Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 6900HX is 927 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

  • Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 3600 - 148 vs 146 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 Metro Exodus.
Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

148

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

146

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.58/FPS

100%

Price, €

€84.68

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 84.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 102 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


Single-Core

1979

100%

Multi-Core

9532

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

81%

Multi-Core

6884

72%

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Jan 19th, 2022
Release DateJul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9CollectionRyzen 5
RembrandtCodenameMatisse
AMD Socket FP7SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
6 nm
Process Size7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Radeon 680M
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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