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Core i7-3970X vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i7-3970X vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2439 days newer than Core i7-3970X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 6% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-3970X - 137 vs 129 FPS
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
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The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


FPS

129

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

137

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.74/FPS

100%

Price, £

£101.02

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Buy for £101.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 234 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


Single-Core

648

41%

Multi-Core

3305

48%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Core i7-3970X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Nov 1st, 2012Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
150 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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