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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3055 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 185% better in League of Legends than Core i7-990X - 205 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $89.99 vs $178.02
- Up to 82% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-990X - $0.44 vs $2.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
72
35.12195121951219%
Value, $/FPS
$2.47/FPS
17.813765182186234%
Price, $
$178.02
50%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
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
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
35.37883531621791%
Multi-Core
2626
38.14642649622312%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 5 3600
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
179 FPS
$3.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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181 FPS
$6.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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179 FPS
$4.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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183 FPS
$5.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$937.99
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183 FPS
$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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183 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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181 FPS
$4.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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176 FPS
$2.39/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$419.99
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182 FPS
$4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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180 FPS
$4.77/FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$859
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