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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X and the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 0% better in Valheim than Ryzen 5 3600 - 205 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £94.99 vs £205.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.47 vs £1.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
204
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£94.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Updated 8336 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 5 3600
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
54 FPS
£35.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,921.31
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97 FPS
£15.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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63 FPS
£34.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.77
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