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MSRP $3990
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 215 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 177 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - CA$167.61 vs CA$2899.95
- Up to 94% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - CA$0.95 vs CA$16.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
176
99%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$16.48/FPS
6%
Price, CA$
CA$2899.95
5%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 794 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
177
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$167.61
100%
FPS and 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
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Updated 794 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
53 FPS
CA$26.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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37 FPS
CA$47.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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34 FPS
CA$41.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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46 FPS
CA$26.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,199.98
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