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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 817 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 5 1600 - 166 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
$30.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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90 FPS
$29.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694.96
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24 FPS
$35.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Ryzen 5 1600
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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73 FPS
$24.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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