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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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AvailabilityMSRP $449
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MSRP $449
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7800X3D is 1277 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £100.84 vs £439.99
- Up to 74% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £0.56 vs £2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 16% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 3600 - 207 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
179
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.84
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
207
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.13/FPS
26%
Price, £
£439.99
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU AM5 4.2GHz (5.0 Turbo) 8-Core 120W 104MB Cache 5nm 7th Gen Radeon Graphics NO HEATSINK/FAN - 100-100000910WOF
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Updated 533 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
With selected game settings
174 FPS
£11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,949.94
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73 FPS
£21.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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187 FPS
£8.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,679.99
In Stock
125 FPS
£12.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
85 FPS
£24.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,046.59
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