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Core i7-9700K vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i7-9700K vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 261 days older than Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of Core i7-9700K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 5 3600 - 166 vs 165 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads
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Saints Row

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

166

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

165

99%

Value, £/FPS

£0.61/FPS

100%

Price, £

£101.02

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Buy for £101.02 on Amazon

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

100%

Multi-Core

7089

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

96%

Multi-Core

6884

97%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo

Core i7-9700K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
8Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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