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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £220.6 vs £259.98
- Up to 10% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.87 vs £0.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 5 1600 - 268 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
254
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£220.6
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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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
Highest
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
227 FPS
£7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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164 FPS
£9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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