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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 9 6900HX: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $299

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 440 days older than Ryzen 9 6900HX.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Ryzen 9 6900HX - 236 vs 234 FPS

Advantages of Ryzen 9 6900HX

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 45 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

236

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

234

99%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

91%

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


Single-Core

1979

95%

Multi-Core

9532

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo

Ryzen 9 6900HX

Nov 5th, 2020Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 9
VermeerCodenameRembrandt
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket FP7
Desktop
Segment
Mobile
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 WTDP
45 W
7 nmProcess Size
6 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon 680M
YesOverclockableYes

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