Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 62% to 311%, including 311% in Cinebench R23 multi (37,257 vs 9,073).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600 and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Full AMD Ryzen 9 7950X benchmarks →*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 3600 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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, PCGamesN, Digital Trends, OC Inside, MiniXPC, CPU-Monkey, WePC, Notebookcheck, technical.city, The FPS Review, Geekbench Browser, PassMark, Tom's Hardware 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.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 3600 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, PCGamesN, Digital Trends, OC Inside, MiniXPC, CPU-Monkey |
9,073 points | 37,257 points |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, WePC, Digital Trends, OC Inside, Notebookcheck, CPU-Monkey |
1,245 points | 2,015 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: WePC, technical.city, The FPS Review, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser |
7,067 points | 19,810 points |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: WePC, technical.city, Geekbench Browser, CPU-Monkey |
1,532 points | 2,972 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
17,660 points | 62,187 pts |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,559 points | 4,254 pts |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,558 points | 4,252 points |
| PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,558 points | — |
| Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
— | 3 rank |
| Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT |
49 seconds | — |
| Y-cruncher Pi-1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT |
— | 18 seconds |
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600 or the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X?
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 62% to 311%, including 311% in Cinebench R23 multi (37,257 vs 9,073).
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