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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Battlefield V than Ryzen 5 5600X - 295 vs 264 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $119.00 vs $500.00
- Up to 73% better value when playing Battlefield V than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.45 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
145 FPS
$5.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,004.64
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145 FPS
$7.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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129 FPS
$6.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$789.99
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168 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$849
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145 FPS
$5.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799
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228 FPS
$10.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,485
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145 FPS
$6.62/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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145 FPS
$8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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185 FPS
$11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,069
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154 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099.99
In Stock
197 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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145 FPS
$6.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$929.99
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129 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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154 FPS
$7.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,087.99
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145 FPS
$8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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145 FPS
$6.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$889
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195 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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160 FPS
$16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,598
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129 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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137 FPS
$12.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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177 FPS
$15.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,798
In Stock
277 FPS
$14.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,129
In Stock
228 FPS
$10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,295
In Stock
168 FPS
$5.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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137 FPS
$8.54/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,169.99
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160 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,228
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160 FPS
$18.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,979
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129 FPS
$12.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,593.88
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277 FPS
$11.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
In Stock
129 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
228 FPS
$11.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,678
In Stock
129 FPS
$12.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,588.88
In Stock
205 FPS
$7.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,439.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$10.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,149
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124 FPS
$8.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,089.99
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199 FPS
$13.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,628
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95 FPS
$9.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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140 FPS
$7.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,009.99
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176 FPS
$15.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7950X
8 GB, 2 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,739
In Stock
192 FPS
$6.41/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,229.99
In Stock
228 FPS
$14.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,209
In Stock
176 FPS
$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,179
In Stock
228 FPS
$10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,369
In Stock
176 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
In Stock
199 FPS
$13.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,629
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160 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,579
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228 FPS
$14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,409
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228 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,879
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213 FPS
$29.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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160 FPS
$21.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$3,379
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277 FPS
$13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,739
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228 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,509
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160 FPS
$17.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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226 FPS
$14.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,239
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160 FPS
$19.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,129
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199 FPS
$13.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,639
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228 FPS
$14.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,239
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208 FPS
$16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$3,379
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199 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,499
In Stock
160 FPS
$16.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,569
In Stock
160 FPS
$17.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,779
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160 FPS
$18.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 14 TB HDD
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$2,969
In Stock
208 FPS
$13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,849
In Stock
168 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
In Stock
160 FPS
$20.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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$3,209
In Stock
208 FPS
$13.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,909
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160 FPS
$16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,589
In Stock
145 FPS
$8.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,298
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168 FPS
$13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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62 FPS
$30.64/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 5100
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