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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 857 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 7 1800X - 183 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - $93.99 vs $235.00
- Up to 63% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.51 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
35 FPS
$18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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50 FPS
$14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
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50 FPS
$22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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65 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
$27.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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51 FPS
$17.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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65 FPS
$16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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35 FPS
$42.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,499
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51 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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81 FPS
$16.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$197
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$235
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$235
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$235
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$499
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$235
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$144.59
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$235
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$129.29
Ryzen 7 1800X
$235
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$129.99
Ryzen 7 1800X
$235
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$899.99
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$235
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$172.99
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$235
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