Buy on Amazon
CA$820.55
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $423
Prices and Stock
MSRP $423
Prices and StockMSRP $199
Prices and Stock
MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 75 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - CA$167.61 vs CA$820.55
- Up to 80% better value when playing New World than Core i9-9900 - CA$1.41 vs CA$6.90 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$820.55 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7114 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
119
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$167.61
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$167.61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7114 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
52 FPS
CA$26.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$1,390.93
In Stock
41 FPS
CA$43.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$1,768.18
In Stock
39 FPS
CA$36.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$1,420
In Stock
48 FPS
CA$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$1,199.98
In Stock
Popular Core i9-9900 and Ryzen 5 3600 Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
CA$319
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
CA$209
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
CA$439
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
CA$250.98
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
CA$119
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
CA$279
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
CA$639.98
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
CA$290.34
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i7-12700K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i7-14700K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
CA$519
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
CA$177.41
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
CA$377
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i9-12900K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
CA$498.98
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
CA$349
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i5-13400F
CA$271.2
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i5-12600KF
CA$269.04
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
CA$199.73
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
CA$179.98
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i5-12600K
CA$249
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i7-13700K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i9-14900KF
CA$716.28
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i7-14700F
CA$470.92
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i7-14700KF
CA$469
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i3-12100F
CA$109
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
CA$388.98
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Core i9-14900K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.61
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
CA$743.19
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
CA$319
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
CA$209
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
CA$439
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
CA$250.98
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
CA$119
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
CA$279
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
CA$639.98
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
CA$290.34
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i7-12700K
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i7-14700K
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
CA$519
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
CA$177.41
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
CA$377
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i9-12900K
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
CA$498.98
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
CA$349
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i5-13400F
CA$271.2
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i5-12600KF
CA$269.04
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
CA$199.73
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
CA$179.98
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i5-12600K
CA$249
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i7-13700K
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i9-14900KF
CA$716.28
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i7-14700F
CA$470.92
Core i9-9900
CA$820.55
vs
Core i7-14700KF
CA$469