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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €213.96 vs €242.21
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 48% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 472 vs 318 FPS
- Up to 24% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - €0.51 vs €0.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD CPU RYZEN 5 1600 AM4
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
472
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.51/FPS
100%
Price, €
€242.21
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
375 FPS
€4.88/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4.53/FPS
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€5.34/FPS
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€5.38/FPS
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