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£115
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 646 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 7 3800X - 175 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £115.0 vs £205.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.66 vs £1.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 16 vs 12 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
175
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£115
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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Updated 51250 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
172
98.28571428571429%
Value, £/FPS
£1.19/FPS
55.46218487394958%
Price, £
£205
56%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £205 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51250 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Ryzen 7 3800X
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
63 FPS
£16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,032.3
In Stock
69 FPS
£38.55/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£2,659.92
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