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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 5 3600 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- 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 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
204
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£104.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Ryzen 5 3600
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
54 FPS
£53.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£2,913.76
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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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130 FPS
£27.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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£3,610
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130 FPS
£27.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£3,635
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63 FPS
£50.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,166.82
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130 FPS
£27.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,515
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