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$125
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $125.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.13 vs $2.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 32% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 5 1600X - 147 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
111
75%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Updated 4614 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
147 FPS
$24.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
In Stock
72 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
59 FPS
$18.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
In Stock
125 FPS
$19.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$20.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
In Stock
88 FPS
$17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
In Stock
64 FPS
$22.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
In Stock
92 FPS
$18.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
In Stock
88 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
97 FPS
$58.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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