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£239.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 159 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 385 vs 368 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £109.0 vs £239.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.3 vs £0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 5600G
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
379 FPS
£4.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,620
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295 FPS
£5.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,592.4
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150 FPS
£26.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£3,975.65
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132 FPS
£8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164.55
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