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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3884 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - €49.0 vs €81.96
- Up to 30% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 5 3600 - €0.32 vs €0.46 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 19% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-940 - 179 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Ryzen 5 3600
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
21 FPS
€40.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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28 FPS
€30.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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28 FPS
€28.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
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21 FPS
€37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€777
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21 FPS
€35.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€744.9
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25 FPS
€33.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€844.9
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28 FPS
€25.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€724.9
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4 FPS
€169.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€679
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22 FPS
€33.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€739
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16 FPS
€48.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€779
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