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£411.57
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AvailabilityMSRP $488
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MSRP $488
AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 180 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 216 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £101.02 vs £411.57
- Up to 75% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-9900KF - £0.48 vs £1.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
216
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.91/FPS
25%
Price, £
£411.57
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Updated 120 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
212
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/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
In Stock
Updated 120 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
125 FPS
£12.8/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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169 FPS
£9.08/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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135 FPS
£15.1/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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