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£218.39
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Prices and StockMSRP $399
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MSRP $399
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 3800X and the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 5 3600 - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £101.02 vs £218.39
- Up to 53% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.62 vs £1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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Updated 132 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
163
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £101.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 132 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
42 FPS
£38.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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76 FPS
£20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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49 FPS
£41.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,018.15
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£101.02
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£101.02
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£295
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£101.02
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£328.01
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£139.99
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£101.02
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£257.13
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£101.02
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£101.02
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Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
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£101.02
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Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
vs
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Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
vs
Core i5-13400F
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
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Core i5-12600K
£238.62
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£101.02
vs
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£101.02
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£639.99
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.49
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
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Core i7-13700K
£307.67
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
vs
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£218.88
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
vs
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£433.5
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£101.02
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Ryzen 5 4500
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.02
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Ryzen 7 8700G
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
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£739.89
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£488.99
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i7-12700K
£208.69
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i7-14700K
£343.97
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£295
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i9-12900K
£328.01
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i5-13400F
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
£639.99
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.49
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i7-13700K
£307.67
Ryzen 7 3800X
£218.39
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32