Benchmarks: R5 3600 vs R5 5600 vs R7 5800X3D

I have bounced between a lot of Ryzen CPUs during my time in this hobby, and at (almost) every step I have taken the time to compare the difference between each of my upgrades. My latest CPU, the Ryzen 9 5900X, being the exception to this.

Below you will find a collation of my testing results over time. From my first upgrade from the 1800X to a 3600 in October 2020, to my short time with the 5800X3D in December 2022.

Methodology

Testing methodology is not fully consistent between these CPUs, and any results using a different GPU are in separate categories/graphs. As such, please take them with a grain truckload of salt.

I can say however that all results were captured using RTSS, with the resulting CSVs being processed in Python and then eventually making some custom graphs in Excel because I couldn’t be bothered making a template in Python. Would have been handy if I did though…

System Specifications

• CPU: Device Under Test
• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V, 2x16GB, 3600MHz
  • tCAS 16, tRCD 19, tRP 19, tRAS 39
  • FCLK & MCLK = 1:1
• Motherboard: Asus Strix ROG X570-F
• GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 FTW / Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC
• Operating System: Windows 10 Home

Results

Gaming (RTX 3080)

Minecraft (Sodium, Starlight, Iris)

FPS	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	190.4	141.7	59.0
1%	326.3	282.6	216.5
Avg	786.7	539.5	449.3

Minecraft (Sodium, Iris, SEUS Renewed)

FPS	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	98.0	90.9	65.8
1%	119.7	106.3	87.5
Avg	152.0	130.0	122.0

Assetto Corsa (Nordschleife, Public Server)

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600
0.1%	108.8	118.2
1%	175.8	143.0
Avg	210.2	193.7

Rocket League (Standard 3v3)

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	231.9	184.6	121.5
1%	374.1	376.8	288.2
Avg	681.2	671.9	508.6

Watch_Dogs 2

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	61.1	48.3	25.6
1%	87.8	63.8	51.5
Avg	124.8	97.4	80.8

Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	57.5	44.1	49.1
1%	80.1	70.0	71.5
Avg	96.6	95.3	90.9

Need For Speed Heat

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	58.0	71.3	61.6
1%	96.0	94.7	81.0
Avg	142.5	147.3	118.4

STAR WARS: Jedi Fallen Order

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600
0.1%	26.8	7.0
1%	73.7	20.0
Avg	141.1	133.0

Insurgency Sandstorm

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600
0.1%	66.2	22.8
1%	173.7	103.5
Avg	239.4	202.4

GarrysMod (gm_fork)

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	71.3	62.9	49.7
1%	76.1	66.9	53.9
Avg	117.8	108.2	84.7

GarrysMod (rp_southside)

	R7 5800X3D	R5 5600	R5 3600
0.1%	103.6	93.7	69.2
1%	129.4	124.1	89.5
Avg	181.4	174.8	123.0

Legacy (GTX 1070)

Minecraft (Vanilla)

	R5 3600 (OC)	R5 3600	R7 1800X
0.1%	25.6	21.6	11.3
1%	42.0	36.8	17.2
Avg	270.6	255.6	130.4

Grand Theft Auto V

	R5 3600 (OC)	R5 3600	R7 1800X
0.1%	58.6	57.2	52.0
1%	68.3	66.1	61.6
Avg	88.6	86.6	84.5

Watch_Dogs 2

	R5 3600 (OC)	R5 3600	R7 1800X
0.1%	51.8	47.5	35.9
1%	59.1	57.6	44.6
Avg	66.6	65.3	61.9

Insurgency Sandstorm

	R5 3600 (OC + SSD)	R5 3600 (OC)	R5 3600	R7 1800X
0.1%	61.0	52.7	44.6	17.2
1%	84.3	84.0	71.7	50.1
Avg	151.1	147.4	141.4	134.0

Rocket League

	R5 3600	R7 1800X
0.1%	107.7	78.8
1%	130.0	123.6
Avg	249.8	248.2

GarrysMod (gm_fork)

	R5 3600 (OC)	R5 3600	R7 1800X (OC)	R7 1800X
0.1%	65.3	56.5	32.1	33.1
1%	66.8	65.0	39.8	35.8
Avg	101.9	97.5	59.7	53.9

Cinebench R15

	R5 3600	R7 1800X
Single	197	146
Multi	1,629	1,569

7Zip

	R5 3600 (OC)	R5 3600	R7 1800X
Compression	56,235	53,575	43,331
Decompression	71,590	71,600	69,570

AIDA64 Memory Speed

	R5 3600 (OC)	R5 3600	R7 1800X (OC)	R7 1800X
Read (MB/s)	51,899	50,746	45,566	36,420
Write (MB/s)	28,745	28,745	44,560	35,712
Latency (ns)	67.9	68.8	81.5	92.0

Adobe Premiere Pro Export

R5 3600	R7 1800X
6m 42s	7m 25s

Misc. RAM scaling benchmarks