AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Advantages
Released 3 years and 2 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1322
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+53%
2033
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
9493
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+208%
29242
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1534
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+91%
2942
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6388
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+198%
19092
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1323
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+72%
2277
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
7338
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+179%
20503
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
2636
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+63%
4317
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
18224
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+185%
52013
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Sep 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Raphael
AM4
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
170 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
12
12
Performance Core Threads
24
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38x
Multiplier
47x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
-
512 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
-
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
