CPU Head-to-Head

Ryzen 9 9900X vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D: Gaming Performance Comparison

Performance King
AMD

Ryzen 9 9900X

12 Cores / 24 Threads

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Better Value
AMD

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

6 Cores / 12 Threads

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In gaming workloads, the Ryzen 9 9900X delivers approximately +8% higher frame rates compared to the Ryzen 5 5600X3D. For budget-conscious buyers, the Ryzen 5 5600X3D currently offers better value, available at a $73.26 price difference.

Ryzen 9 9900X Advantages

Up to 8% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 195 vs 181 FPS

More processing cores – 12 vs 6 cores

Ryzen 5 5600X3D Advantages

Up to 16% better value for money – $1.60 vs $1.86/FPS

Costs only 80% of the price – $290 vs $363 (20% cheaper)

Consumes up to 13% less energy – 105W vs 120W

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

Ryzen 9 9900X
194.9 FPS100% Performance
Ryzen 5 5600X3D
181 FPS93% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

Ryzen 9 9900X
0.537 Value86% Efficiency
Ryzen 5 5600X3D
0.624 Value100% Efficiency