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Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 58% to 173%, including 173% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,776 vs 9,073).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600 and the AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 9 7900
cores 6—
threads 12—
base clock ghz 3.6—
boost clock ghz 4.2—
tdp w 65—
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 32—
process nm 7—
socket AMD Socket AM4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from CGDirector, Hardwareluxx, Notebookcheck, CPU-Monkey, TechPowerUp, Geekbench Browser, PassMark and HWBOT; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, Hardwareluxx, Notebookcheck, CPU-Monkey, TechPowerUp		 9,073 points24,776 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, Hardwareluxx, Notebookcheck, CPU-Monkey, TechPowerUp		 1,245 points1,966 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, CPU-Monkey		 7,067 points16,772 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, CPU-Monkey		 1,532 points2,870 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 17,660 points48,043 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,559 points4,121 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,558 points4,120 points
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,558 points—
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 49 seconds—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600 or the AMD Ryzen 9 7900?

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 58% to 173%, including 173% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,776 vs 9,073).

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