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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 121 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 19% better in Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 74 vs 62 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $450.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 55% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 5 5600X - $7.26 vs $16.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
74
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.22/FPS
44.75955610357583%
Price, $
$1199.99
37%
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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Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
62
83.78378378378379%
Value, $/FPS
$7.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$450
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 9 3900XT
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
12 FPS
$87.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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30 FPS
$49.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
19 FPS
$55.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
12 FPS
$104.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
42 FPS
$42.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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9 FPS
$114.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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12 FPS
$83.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
14 FPS
$92.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
19 FPS
$123.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
7 FPS
$222.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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