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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 cheaper Core i7-4820K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 2135 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4820K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4820K
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $199.88 vs $210.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 9% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-4820K - 171 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-4820K - $1.23 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-4820K - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4820K - 12 vs 8 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Core i7 i7-4820K 3.70 GHz Processor - Socket FCLGA2011 - Quad-core (4 Core) - 10 MB Cache - 5 GT/s DMI
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
95%
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+
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4820K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4820K or Ryzen 5 3600X
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
52 FPS
$21.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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42 FPS
$29.74/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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25 FPS
$79.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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