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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 180 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-9700KF - 227 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $210.0 vs $218.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-9700KF - $0.93 vs $0.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/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
Badass
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Ryzen 5 3600X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
61 FPS
$18.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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59 FPS
$22.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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51 FPS
$24.49/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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35 FPS
$57.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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97 FPS
$11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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