The Core i7-920 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 3600X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $87.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Core i7-920
- Up to 50% cheaper – $88.00 vs $175.00
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 3600X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 27% less energy – 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 8 threads
Core i7-920 vs Ryzen 5 3600X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 3600X
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
191
100%
Min 1% FPS
127
100%
Price, $
$175
50%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
58%
Core i7-920 vs Ryzen 5 3600X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Core i7-920 vs Ryzen 5 3600X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Core i7-920 vs Ryzen 5 3600X in core CPU performance specifications
Core i7-920
Nov 17th, 2008
Cores
4-core
67%
L3 Cache
8 MB
25%
Base Frequency
2.67 GHz
70%
Turbo Frequency
2.93 GHz
67%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Ryzen 5 3600X
Jul 7th, 2019
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Core i7-920 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $249.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| 130 W | Power Consumption | 95 W |
| Performance | ||
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| 8 MB | L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
