amd ryzen 9 5950x vs amd ryzen 5 3600x
We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (Desktop) 16-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 3600X (Desktop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Newer released 1 years later
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Newer released 2019 years later
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X – 95 vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | |
Vendor | AMD | AMD |
Released | October 8 2020 | May 27 2019 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
Codename | Vermeer | Matisse |
Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
Integrated GPU | - | - |
Performance
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | |
Cores | 16 | 6 |
Threads | 32 | 12 |
Base Frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
L3 Cache | 64 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Power
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 105 W | 95 W |
Memory support
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | |
Memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
Max. Memory Bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
ECC Support | No | No |
iGPU
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | |
Integrated Graphics | - | - |
Misc
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | |
Official site | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X official page |
PCI Express Version | 4 | |
PCI Express Lanes |