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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 532 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 41% better in Diablo IV than Ryzen 5 5600G - 342 vs 243 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $137.55 vs $489.98
- Up to 60% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.57 vs $1.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
342
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
39%
Price, $
$489.98
28%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
243
71%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$137.55
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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In Stock
Updated 112 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen 5 5600G
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$939.99
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23 FPS
$38.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
In Stock
204 FPS
$12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
In Stock
32 FPS
$33.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,079
In Stock
23 FPS
$49.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,145
In Stock
23 FPS
$64.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,488.88
In Stock
342 FPS
$12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,399.99
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51 FPS
$23.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,219
In Stock
1 FPS
$778/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$778
In Stock
1 FPS
$1688.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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