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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 75 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-9900 - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - £99.81 vs £558.88
- Up to 82% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-9900 - £0.52 vs £2.94 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
191
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£99.81
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
Maximum
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900 or Ryzen 5 3600
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
119 FPS
£18.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£2,229.37
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155 FPS
£9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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127 FPS
£24.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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