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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 159 days older than Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 6% better in New World than Ryzen 5 5600G - 135 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 5600G
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
78 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$20.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$19.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$19.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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103 FPS
$20.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$18.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$18.73/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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50 FPS
$33.78/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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