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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2813 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Core i7-2700K
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - £64.97 vs £101.21
- Up to 29% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3600 - £0.25 vs £0.35 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-2700K - 286 vs 262 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
262
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£64.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2700K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-2700K or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
110 FPS
£14.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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183 FPS
£8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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126 FPS
£15.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£101.21
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£337.85
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£101.21
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£204
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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£239.56
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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£139.99
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£101.21
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£354.25
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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£169.39
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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£126.66
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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£101.21
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£315.81
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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£326.11
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£101.21
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£257.02
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£101.21
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