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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 3% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-9980XE - 116 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $89.84 vs $1498.95
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Corp. Core i9-9980XE Extreme ED Tray
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 5 3600
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
10 FPS
$70/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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21 FPS
$41.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$873.64
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20 FPS
$55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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31 FPS
$41.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$58.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$30.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$30.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$599/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$599
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27 FPS
$62.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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10 FPS
$124.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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