Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 79 days older than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 15 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3500U - 280 vs 265 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 32 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
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Jan 6th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Raven Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 16 |
8 | Threads | 32 |
2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |