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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 1277 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 26% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 268 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 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 91% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £100.84 vs £1179.89
- Up to 89% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.48 vs £4.40 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
268
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.4/FPS
11%
Price, £
£1179.89
8%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
212
79%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/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 759 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
125 FPS
£12.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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268 FPS
£13.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,500
In Stock
169 FPS
£9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
135 FPS
£15.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,046.59
In Stock
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