AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

It goes for that price. It can go for cheaper, but hey, and on top of that you need a really good cooler. Well, that one comes with this cooler, you k...

I did like that. You know intel. They stopped giving us uh cpu coolers, which theirs were pretty horrible. Um on their processors and amd, did give yo...

Render time versus the stock are 526 hundreds 5.9 minute results and 18 % decrease in render time stocks and generationally is a major lift where AMD ...

That's an 800 16 core 32 thread cpu. Now we're stepping down one tier to the 5900x, which is a 12 core 24 thread cpu priced at 550. This is a follow-u...

The Intel I5 11400 with B560 motherboard is probably a better value at the moment but consumes a little more power and does not offer much in the way of upgrade path. Keep in mind that any Intel "k" series processor does not have integrated graphics.

Extra 65 Watt should be for GPU and no need to have a CPU burning 170W. I do not see any additional power over 5900X being useful at additional wattage. 6900XT and 5900X is warming up my room pretty high already. It became uncomfortable during Summer

**Updated:** Added which stores i priced these parts from and found the case. Prices and availability might change by the hour though.

If you're looking to build a new PC and want something ultra-fast with a high core count, look no further. Unless you need to have the latest PC parts, you will find no better value than the 5900X, especially at the current $359! This is an insane price on a CPU that will, easily, be relevant for another 4-5 years, and probably even beyond that.

Because Amazon likes combining reviews for different products: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (I'll stop doing this when Amazon stops combining reviews for unrelated products) Disclaimer: I am NOT a PC gamer. I did not get this CPU for gaming, so I don't bother with overclocking. I bought it because I needed a CPU for my new motherboard and the price was good. Installation was easy

If the motherboard is using an older BIOS version, upgrading the BIOS will be necessary to support the CPU". I'm not that experienced in building PC's, only done once before.