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In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 2% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-8700K - 192 vs 189 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $175.0 vs $190.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
96.34591961023142%
Multi-Core
6443
92.04285714285714%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-8700K
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
120 FPS
$10.41/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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129 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,832.29
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137 FPS
$14.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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105 FPS
$19.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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122 FPS
$8.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,019
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122 FPS
$7.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969
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122 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899
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