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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 412 vs 359 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £101.02 vs £419.99
- Up to 73% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-13900K - £0.28 vs £1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
412
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
27%
Price, £
£419.99
24%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
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Updated 123 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
359
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.28/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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Updated 123 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-13900K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-13900K or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
412 FPS
£8.57/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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67 FPS
£23.88/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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210 FPS
£7.31/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
£20.39/FPS
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