Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 Core i9-10980XE is 104 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £101.21 vs £1203.42
- Up to 92% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-10980XE - £1.27 vs £15.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Buy for £1,203.42 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 262 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
80
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.21
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £101.21 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 262 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |