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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2701 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 22% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-3820 - 134 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $84.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 78% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-3820 - $0.63 vs $2.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 12 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Ryzen 5 3600
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$19.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$11.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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55 FPS
$15.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$876.04
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37 FPS
$16.19/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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100 FPS
$11.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
$17.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$15.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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