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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 691 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 5600X - 166 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $899.99 vs $1199.99
- Up to 34% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 5600X - $5.42 vs $8.22 per 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 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INLAND Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM5 Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
146
87.95180722891565%
Value, $/FPS
$8.22/FPS
65.93673965936739%
Price, $
$1199.99
74%
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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2092
71.20490129339687%
Multi-Core
8659
44.88156326128648%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD 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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen 5 5600X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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125 FPS
$11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
112 FPS
$9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
100 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$13.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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96 FPS
$10.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
In Stock
100 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
105 FPS
$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
112 FPS
$20.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
92 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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