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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 280 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £109.0 vs £499.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £0.47 vs £2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 0% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 233 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
232
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 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 9 3900XT
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
72 FPS
£15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,087.97
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78 FPS
£50.97/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£3,975.65
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