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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1178 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 46% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 218 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$501.76
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
$14.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$9.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$812.19
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58 FPS
$10.33/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$599
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75 FPS
$9.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
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116 FPS
$9.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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98 FPS
$18.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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198 FPS
$10.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,980.99
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98 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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110 FPS
$12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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