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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 1646 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $93.99 vs $574.75
- Up to 82% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-14900 - $1.07 vs $5.81 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 12% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 3600 - 99 vs 88 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-14900
With selected game settings
20 FPS
$32.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$29.99/FPS
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Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,099
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$31.41/FPS
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Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$34.27/FPS
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Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$25.16/FPS
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16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$34.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$35.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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43 FPS
$20.93/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$41.84/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$31.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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