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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 2094 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £220.6 vs £399.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £4.16 vs £4.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 55% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 1600 - 82 vs 53 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
53
64%
Value, £/FPS
£4.16/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 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
53 FPS
£34.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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