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Pentium 987 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Pentium 987 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 3600

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 84.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 3600

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 84.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2347 days newer than Pentium 987.

Advantages of Pentium 987

  • Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 17 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 15% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium 987 - 359 vs 311 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


FPS

311

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

359

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.24/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

Buy for 84.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


Single-Core

228

14%

Multi-Core

382

6%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Pentium 987 Logo

Pentium 987

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Feb 1st, 2013Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
PentiumCollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
1.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
17 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
15.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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