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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 646 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 3600X - 232 vs 227 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $134.44 vs $190.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.58 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
232
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$134.44
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Updated 270 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 5 5600G
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
103 FPS
$9.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
$12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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72 FPS
$15.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,145
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78 FPS
$15.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,199
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56 FPS
$30.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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39 FPS
$19.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$778
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55 FPS
$20.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,149
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39 FPS
$18.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$729
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72 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,999.99
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72 FPS
$20.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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