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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 68 days newer than Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199.99
100%
Value 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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Ryzen 5 5600X
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$31.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,185
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38 FPS
$24.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
In Stock
38 FPS
$28.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
40 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099
In Stock
53 FPS
$25.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349
In Stock
38 FPS
$27.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
38 FPS
$26.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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38 FPS
$26.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
In Stock
63 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
86 FPS
$17.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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74 FPS
$14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
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