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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 121 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 3% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 7 3800XT - 518 vs 503 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800XT - £126.99 vs £365.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 7 3800XT - £0.25 vs £0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
518
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Box without cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 7 3800XT
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
265 FPS
£4.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,107.6
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191 FPS
£4.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.95
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248 FPS
£3.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£949.95
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