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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 351 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 95% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $63.83 vs $1199.99
- Up to 94% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.31 vs $5.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 15% better in Borderlands 3 than Athlon 3000G - 238 vs 207 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
207
86.97478991596638%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.04/FPS
6.15079365079365%
Price, $
$1199.99
5%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
45.74569789674952%
Multi-Core
1975
22.808638410901953%
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Athlon | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Ryzen 5 5600X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
91 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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135 FPS
$11.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
109 FPS
$9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
91 FPS
$13.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
164 FPS
$10.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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85 FPS
$12.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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91 FPS
$10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
97 FPS
$13.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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109 FPS
$21.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
79 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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