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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1178 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 47% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 5 3600X - 286 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
286
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1642
56.17516250427643%
Multi-Core
7000
39.21788335480979%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 95 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 3600X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
284 FPS
$10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,054.88
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268 FPS
$7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
In Stock
284 FPS
$9.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
In Stock
286 FPS
$12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,599.99
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246 FPS
$6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$4.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$639
In Stock
277 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
In Stock
277 FPS
$8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,239.99
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143 FPS
$9.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,424.99
In Stock
284 FPS
$9.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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