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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X and the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $210.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 3900X - $2.02 vs $3.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 5 3600X - 105 vs 104 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 9 3900X
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
82 FPS
$17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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88 FPS
$34.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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46 FPS
$24.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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40 FPS
$31.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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82 FPS
$32.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,689.24
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28 FPS
$71.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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70 FPS
$25.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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