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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3055 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 9% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-990X - 496 vs 454 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
496
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.25
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
35.37883531621791%
Multi-Core
2626
38.14642649622312%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 5 3600
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
137 FPS
£11.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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228 FPS
£6.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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155 FPS
£14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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