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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 215 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 135 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $175.0 vs $2795.95
- Up to 94% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $1.3 vs $21.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 95 vs 280 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
133
98.51851851851852%
Value, $/FPS
$21.02/FPS
6.1845861084681255%
Price, $
$2795.95
6%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Ryzen 5 3600X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$18.1/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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76 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
56 FPS
$35.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
71 FPS
$14.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,019
In Stock
71 FPS
$13.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969
In Stock
71 FPS
$12.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899
In Stock
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