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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 1463 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 162 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £109.0 vs £178.58
- Up to 50% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.67 vs £1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Ryzen 5 5600G
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
£9.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,046.43
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115 FPS
£23.53/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£2,706.3
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