Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 1277 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $93.99 vs $619.99
Up to 75% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $1.62 vs $6.39 per FPS
Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Performs up to 67% better in Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 5 3600 - 97 vs 58 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Immortals of Aveum.

Immortals of Aveum

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

60%

Value, $/FPS

$1.62/FPS

100%

Price, $

$93.99

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $93.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 445 minutes ago

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

100%

Value, $/FPS

$6.39/FPS

25%

Price, $

$619.99

15%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for $619.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 444 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

205

FPS

400

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

191

FPS

238

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

582

FPS

745

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

134

FPS

164

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

229

FPS

245

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1597

57%

Multi-Core

6884

39%

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2822

100%

Multi-Core

17479

100%

Ryzen 5 3600	vs	Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Jul 7th, 2019	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2023
Ryzen 5	Collection	Ryzen 9
Matisse	Codename	Raphael
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	AMD Socket AM5
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	12
12	Threads	24
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.6 GHz
65 W	TDP	120 W
7 nm	Process Size	5 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	44.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Radeon Graphics
Yes	Overclockable	Yes