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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 741 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Core i9-7900X - 722 vs 707 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £96.25 vs £428.66
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Ryzen 5 3600
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
439 FPS
£3.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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563 FPS
£2.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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467 FPS
£4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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