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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 300 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $106.47 vs $370.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.59 vs $1.93 per FPS
- 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 Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 192 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 24 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
181
94.27083333333334%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
30.569948186528496%
Price, $
$370
28%
FPS 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
Extreme
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
65.15062020082694%
Multi-Core
3801
38.24713221976253%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Ryzen 9 3900X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
131 FPS
$22.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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