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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 195 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £225.0 vs £239.99
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 3 3300X - 785 vs 736 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3300X - 24 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Processor (4C/8T, 18 MB Cache, 4.3 GHz Max Boost)
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
785
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£239.99
93%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3300X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
764 FPS
£2.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,620
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679 FPS
£2.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,592.4
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