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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1287 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 8% better in Dead Space than Ryzen 5 3600 - 165 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
56.550991501416426%
Multi-Core
6884
41.11569013916264%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 9 7900
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
$18.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$18.42/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$23.4/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$22.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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57 FPS
$31.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
$18.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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68 FPS
$19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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47 FPS
$18.51/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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27 FPS
$15.93/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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