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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 104 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 0% better in Fortnite than Core i9-10980XE - 229 vs 228 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $93.99 vs $755.00
- Up to 88% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-10980XE - $0.41 vs $3.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Matisse | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-10980XE
With selected game settings
41 FPS
$15.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$12.1/FPS
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$17.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
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84 FPS
$10.71/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
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64 FPS
$13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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84 FPS
$11.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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64 FPS
$9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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41 FPS
$36.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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