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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i9-9900X - 216 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - CA$460.57 vs CA$769.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-9900X - CA$2.13 vs CA$3.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
211
97.68518518518519%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.64/FPS
58.51648351648351%
Price, CA$
CA$769
59%
Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
216
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.13/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$460.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Updated 51619 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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