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Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 261 days newer than Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 28 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 3% better in Starfield than Core i9-9940X - 61 vs 59 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Starfield.
Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

59

96.72131147540983%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

61

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£96.25

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Buy for £96.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 326 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1459

91.35879774577333%

Multi-Core

10734

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

64.13266256754238%

Intel Core i9-9940X

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores6
28
Threads12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 5 3600

Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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