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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 555 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 7% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 3600 - 191 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
77.82651072124757%
Multi-Core
6884
69.78205778003041%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Ryzen 5 3600
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
54 FPS
$29.63/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$17.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$22/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$18.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$26.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$15.29/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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50 FPS
$17.4/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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