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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2094 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £219.44 vs £1179.89
- Up to 71% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £1.32 vs £4.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 56% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 259 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
166
64%
Value, £/FPS
£1.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£219.44
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
259
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.56/FPS
29%
Price, £
£1179.89
18%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
259 FPS
£8.73/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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232 FPS
£15.09/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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