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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 857 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1800X - 286 vs 274 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - £94.99 vs £295.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Processor (8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W) - YD180XBCAEWOF
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1131
70.82028804007514%
Multi-Core
5735
83.30912260313771%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Ryzen 5 3600
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
110 FPS
£17.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,921.31
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183 FPS
£8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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126 FPS
£17.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.77
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