I. Introduction
The Ryzen 5 5600X is a high cost-performance processor released by AMD in 2020, and it was very popular that year. Even now, some users seeking extreme cost-effectiveness still choose this processor.
However, four years have passed, and the Ryzen 5 5600X can no longer keep up with the high-end RTX 40 series graphics cards. Some users may be considering an upgrade. For most gamers, the ideal option would be the Ryzen 7 9800X3D — it can be said that there is no better choice.
However, the premium for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is very high at the moment, and it’s not the best time to purchase it. Despite this, many are still very interested in knowing the performance gap between the Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 9800X3D in gaming.
This is the theme of this article, which will reveal the answer through actual testing for the reference of interested readers.
II. Parameter Comparison
The Ryzen 5 5600X was released on November 5, 2020, based on the Zen3 architecture and manufactured using TSMC’s 7nm process. It features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a 3MB L2 cache and 32MB L3 cache. Its base clock is 3.7 GHz, with a maximum boost clock of 4.6 GHz, a TDP of 65W, and a suggested retail price of $299. The current market price is around 1100 RMB.
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D was released on November 7, 2024, using TSMC’s 4nm process, with 8 cores and 16 threads. The base clock is 4.7 GHz, with a maximum boost clock of 5.2 GHz. It has 8MB L2 cache, 96MB L3 cache, and a total cache of 104MB. Its TDP is 120W, and the suggested retail price is $479.
III. Test Platform Configuration
The main configurations are as follows:
The Ryzen 5 5600X is paired with a Gigabyte B550 AORUS MASTER motherboard and 32GB DDR4 3600MHz memory. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is paired with an ASRock X670E PG Lightning motherboard and 32GB DDR5 6200MHz memory.
Other components are the same, with a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER graphics card, an ADATA XPG S40G 512GB SSD, and Windows 10 22H2 as the operating system.
IV. Game Tests between Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 9800X3D
The following tests were conducted with seven games, all at 1080P maximum graphics settings. In the images below, the platform on the left represents the Ryzen 5 5600X, and the platform on the right represents the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
✅ The first game is God of War.
Ryzen 5 5600X platform
- Average FPS: 158
- Minimum FPS: 119
- Frame time: 5.4ms
- CPU usage: 57%
- Power consumption: 77W
- CPU temperature: 69°C
- Memory usage: 12.2GB
- GPU usage: 47%
- VRAM usage: 4.5GB
- GPU power consumption: 127W
- GPU temperature: 47°C
Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform
- Average FPS: 327
- Minimum FPS: 244
- Frame time: 3.0ms
- CPU usage: 42%
- Power consumption: 81W
- CPU temperature: 63°C
- Memory usage: 14.5GB
- GPU usage: 97%
- VRAM usage: 5.2GB
- GPU power consumption: 200W
- GPU temperature: 57°C
In this game, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 15% lower CPU usage, 2.3GB more memory usage, 50% higher GPU usage, and 0.7GB more VRAM usage compared to the Ryzen 5 5600X platform. In terms of average FPS, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform is 169 FPS higher, about 2.1 times, with 125 FPS higher minimum FPS, 2ms lower frame time, 4W higher power consumption, and 6°C lower temperature.
✅ The second game is Cyberpunk 2077.
Ryzen 5 5600X platform
- Average FPS: 128
- Minimum FPS: 86
- Frame time: 6.8ms
- CPU usage: 75%
- Power consumption: 75W
- CPU temperature: 55°C
- Memory usage: 10.1GB
- GPU usage: 44%
- VRAM usage: 4.6GB
- GPU power consumption: 125W
- GPU temperature: 40°C
Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform
- Average FPS: 221
- Minimum FPS: 156
- Frame time: 4.1ms
- CPU usage: 56%
- Power consumption: 87W
- CPU temperature: 64°C
- Memory usage: 11.8GB
- GPU usage: 83%
- VRAM usage: 5.4GB
- GPU power consumption: 177W
- GPU temperature: 55°C
In this game, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 19% lower CPU usage, 1.7GB more memory usage, 39% higher GPU usage, and 0.8GB more VRAM usage. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 93 FPS higher average FPS, about 1.7 times, 70 FPS higher minimum FPS, 3ms lower frame time, 12W higher power consumption, and 9°C higher temperature.
✅ The third game is Horizon Forbidden West.
Ryzen 5 5600X platform
- Average FPS: 149
- Minimum FPS: 101
- Frame time: 5.5ms
- CPU usage: 73%
- Power consumption: 77W
- CPU temperature: 71°C
- Memory usage: 12.2GB
- GPU usage: 62%
- VRAM usage: 6.7GB
- GPU power consumption: 145W
- GPU temperature: 53°C
Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform
- Average FPS: 226
- Minimum FPS: 152
- Frame time: 3.6ms
- CPU usage: 55%
- Power consumption: 88W
- CPU temperature: 66°C
- Memory usage: 12.7GB
- GPU usage: 94%
- VRAM usage: 6.6GB
- GPU power consumption: 210W
- GPU temperature: 58°C
In this game, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 15% lower CPU usage, 0.5GB more memory usage, 32% higher GPU usage, and similar VRAM usage. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 77 FPS higher average FPS, about 1.5 times, 51 FPS higher minimum FPS, 2ms lower frame time, 11W higher power consumption, and 5°C lower temperature.
✅ The fourth game is Silent Hill 2.
Ryzen 5 5600X platform
- Average FPS: 123
- Minimum FPS: 68
- Frame time: 7.7ms
- CPU usage: 50%
- Power consumption: 74W
- CPU temperature: 66°C
- Memory usage: 12.7GB
- GPU usage: 74%
- VRAM usage: 7.0GB
- GPU power consumption: 153W
- GPU temperature: 48°C
Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform
- Average FPS: 198
- Minimum FPS: 113
- Frame time: 4.9ms
- CPU usage: 37%
- Power consumption: 68W
- CPU temperature: 56°C
- Memory usage: 12.9GB
- GPU usage: 87%
- VRAM usage: 7.4GB
- GPU power consumption: 166W
- GPU temperature: 56°C
In this game, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 13% lower CPU usage, 0.2GB more memory usage, 13% higher GPU usage, and 0.4GB more VRAM usage. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 75 FPS higher average FPS, about 1.6 times, 45 FPS higher minimum FPS, 3ms lower frame time, 6W lower power consumption, and 10°C lower temperature.
✅ The fifth game is Black Myth: Wukong.
Ryzen 5 5600X platform
- Average FPS: 182
- Minimum FPS: 124
- Frame time: 6.3ms
- CPU usage: 42%
- Power consumption: 76W
- CPU temperature: 73°C
- Memory usage: 11.3GB
- GPU usage: 76%
- VRAM usage: 4.2GB
- GPU power consumption: 164W
- GPU temperature: 51°C
Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform
- Average FPS: 244
- Minimum FPS: 173
- Frame time: 4.6ms
- CPU usage: 28%
- Power consumption: 68W
- CPU temperature: 57°C
- Memory usage: 11.8GB
- GPU usage: 97%
- VRAM usage: 3.8GB
- GPU power consumption: 161W
- GPU temperature: 53°C
In this game, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 14% lower CPU usage, 0.5GB more memory usage, 21% higher GPU usage, and 0.4GB less VRAM usage. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 62 FPS higher average FPS, about 1.3 times, 49 FPS higher minimum FPS, 1ms lower frame time, 8W lower power consumption, and 16°C lower temperature.
✅ The sixth game is Hogwarts Legacy.
Ryzen 5 5600X platform
- Average FPS: 46
- Minimum FPS: 25
- Frame time: 18.1ms
- CPU usage: 40%
- Power consumption: 58W
- CPU temperature: 48°C
- Memory usage: 19.3GB
- GPU usage: 42%
- VRAM usage: 10.4GB
- GPU power consumption: 121W
- GPU temperature: 41°C
Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform
- Average FPS: 84
- Minimum FPS: 48
- Frame time: 10.4ms
- CPU usage: 33%
- Power consumption: 65W
- CPU temperature: 59°C
- Memory usage: 21.5GB
- GPU usage: 81%
- VRAM usage: 11.4GB
- GPU power consumption: 175W
- GPU temperature: 56°C
In this game, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 13% lower CPU usage, 2.2GB more memory usage, 39% higher GPU usage, and 1GB more VRAM usage. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 38 FPS higher average FPS, about 1.8 times, 23 FPS higher minimum FPS, 8ms lower frame time, 7W higher power consumption, and 11°C higher temperature.
✅ The seventh game is The Last of Us Part I.
Ryzen 5 5600X platform
- Average FPS: 95
- Minimum FPS: 35
- Frame time: 8.6ms
- CPU usage: 90%
- Power consumption: 78W
- CPU temperature: 76°C
- Memory usage: 14.6GB
- GPU usage: 46%
- VRAM usage: 5.6GB
- GPU power consumption: 115W
- GPU temperature: 53°C
Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform
- Average FPS: 187
- Minimum FPS: 108
- Frame time: 7.9ms
- CPU usage: 77%
- Power consumption: 98W
- CPU temperature: 65°C
- Memory usage: 14.6GB
- GPU usage: 81%
- VRAM usage: 5.5GB
- GPU power consumption: 145W
- GPU temperature: 52°C
In this game, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 13% lower CPU usage, identical memory usage, 35% higher GPU usage, and similar VRAM usage. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform has 92 FPS higher average FPS, about 2.0 times, 73 FPS higher minimum FPS, negligible difference in frame time, 20W higher power consumption, and 11°C lower temperature.
V. Conclusion
The test results are quite clear. The Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER does indeed have a performance bottleneck, with GPU usage peaking at less than 80%, which prevents the GPU’s full potential from being unleashed. The performance gap between this setup and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform is substantial.
On average, the actual gaming performance of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is approximately 1.7 times that of the Ryzen 5 5600X. Please note that this conclusion is not overly precise and should only be taken as a rough reference, as during testing, the CPU usage on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D platform was noticeably lower than that of the Ryzen 5 5600X platform, making it perform much more effortlessly. Additionally, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D benefits from DDR5 memory and other advantages.
Furthermore, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D exhibits excellent power consumption and thermal performance. Despite the significant performance boost, its power consumption has not increased substantially, and in most games, its temperature is lower. Overall, it truly deserves the title of a “gaming champion CPU.”
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