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$190
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 1132 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 36% better in League of Legends than Core i7-6900K - 211 vs 155 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $120.0 vs $190.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.77 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 16 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Updated 103 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
155
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Updated 103 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-6900K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
186 FPS
$6.72/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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188 FPS
$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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187 FPS
$5.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,019
In Stock
184 FPS
$10.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
187 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969
In Stock
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