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£488.99
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AvailabilityMSRP $399
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MSRP $399
AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 13% better in Valheim than Ryzen 5 3600 - 230 vs 204 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
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £100.84 vs £488.99
- Up to 77% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.49 vs £2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.13/FPS
23%
Price, £
£488.99
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Updated 67 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
204
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.84
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £100.84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 68 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
145 FPS
£10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
In Stock
54 FPS
£29.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
In Stock
145 FPS
£11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619
In Stock
97 FPS
£15.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
145 FPS
£13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,949.99
In Stock
63 FPS
£32.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,040.92
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