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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $154
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 4600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 380 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 4600G - 287 vs 281 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4600G - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
- Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $153.17 vs $195.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.55 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
287
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
80.88235294117648%
Price, $
$195.99
78%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Ryzen 5 4600G
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2020
FPS
281
97.90940766550523%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153.17
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for $153.17 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 39 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 4600G
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 4600G
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2020
Single-Core
1574
92.8613569321534%
Multi-Core
6127
72.09931748646741%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 4600G |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 5 4600G
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
140 FPS
$12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,815
In Stock
147 FPS
$8.84/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
154 FPS
$8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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