Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 3500X is 896 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 160 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £91.79 vs £178.58
- Up to 50% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.57 vs £1.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£91.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £91.79 on Amazon
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Buy for £178.58 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Matisse | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |