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£432.97
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MSRP $589
AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 1563 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600 - 141 vs 124 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 77% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £100.84 vs £432.97
- Up to 74% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-14900K - £0.81 vs £3.07 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
141
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.07/FPS
26%
Price, £
£432.97
23%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
124
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.84
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £100.84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
48 FPS
£33.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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141 FPS
£29.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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81 FPS
£18.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
140 FPS
£40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
141 FPS
£44.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
In Stock
56 FPS
£36.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,040.92
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