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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 2439 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 9% better in F1 22 than Core i7-3970X - 279 vs 257 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $210.0 vs $217.44
- Up to 12% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i7-3970X - $0.75 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 95 vs 150 Watts
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
279
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
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 High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 5 3600X
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
100 FPS
$11.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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86 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$31.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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