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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1999
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 3970X is 141 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3600 - 298 vs 286 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 64 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £96.25 vs £2798.0
- Up to 96% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £0.34 vs £9.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
298
100%
Value, £/FPS
£9.39/FPS
3.62087326943557%
Price, £
£2798
3%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Updated 134 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
286
95.9731543624161%
Value, £/FPS
£0.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.25
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £96.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 134 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
97.6161369193154%
Multi-Core
6884
49.14334665905197%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or Ryzen 5 3600
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
110 FPS
£14.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
In Stock
183 FPS
£8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
126 FPS
£18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,269.23
In Stock
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