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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 9 3900XT is 366 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 4% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Ryzen 5 3600 - 189 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £101.02 vs £199.00
- Up to 47% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £0.56 vs £1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
182
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 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 9 3900XT or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
49 FPS
£32.65/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
£17.64/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
£35.69/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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