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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 346 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 36% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 3950X - 53 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $119.89 vs $485.95
- Up to 82% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 3950X - $2.26 vs $12.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
53
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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