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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 15% better in League of Legends than Core i9-9940X - 205 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $76.29 vs $1127.24
- Up to 94% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9940X - $0.41 vs $6.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€84.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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