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$210
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700 is 1646 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i7-14700 - $210.0 vs $399.99
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700
- Performs up to 105% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 3600X - 76 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 3600X - $5.26 vs $5.68 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 28 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Updated 8061 minutes ago
Core i7-14700
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
76
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$399.99
52%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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Updated 8060 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-14700
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i7-14700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 20 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-14700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
22 FPS
$60.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,331.91
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1 FPS
$1124.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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1 FPS
$1999/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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