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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 652 days newer than Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 5% better in Valorant than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 851 vs 813 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
813
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£199
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
584 FPS
£1.51/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£879.99
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584 FPS
£1.28/FPS
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.99
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638 FPS
£2.4/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,529.95
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604 FPS
£2.68/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,619.95
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Laptops Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
434 FPS
£1.14/FPS
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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£492.99
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434 FPS
£2.24/FPS
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£970.3
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434 FPS
£2.53/FPS
8 GB, N/A Storage
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540 FPS
£2.41/FPS
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,299.02
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