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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $210.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.69 vs $1.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 3600X - 311 vs 303 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
168 FPS
$8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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199 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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108 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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236 FPS
$9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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93 FPS
$13.43/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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269 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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152 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
In Stock
207 FPS
$9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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199 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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216 FPS
$26.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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