Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1287 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £186.83 vs £339.98
- Up to 23% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 7900 - £1.24 vs £1.61 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 40% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 3600X - 211 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
151
71%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£186.83
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £186.83 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7689 minutes ago
Buy for £339.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7688 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
12 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |