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€8,008.61
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Prices and StockMSRP $3990
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MSRP $3990
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 215 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3600 - 297 vs 286 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 99% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - €83.18 vs €8008.61
- Up to 99% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - €0.29 vs €26.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
297
100%
Value, €/FPS
€26.97/FPS
1%
Price, €
€8008.61
1%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990x (64 Kerne, Turbo Boost mit bis zu 4.3GHz, 280W)
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Updated 439 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
286
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€83.18
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
Buy for €83.18 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 439 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
132 FPS
€5.26/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€694.9
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156 FPS
€5.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
In Stock
138 FPS
€5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
In Stock
138 FPS
€5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
132 FPS
€6.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€888
In Stock
138 FPS
€5.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€759
In Stock
82 FPS
€8.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€699
In Stock
166 FPS
€6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,069
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162 FPS
€4.87/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€789
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215 FPS
€6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,419
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