Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i9-9940X

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1387

Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i9-9940X - 176 vs 174 FPS
Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $93.99 vs $1388.88
Up to 93% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9940X - $0.53 vs $7.98 per FPS
Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-9940X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 28 vs 12 threads

This is a free version of God of War.

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

176

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.53/FPS

100%

Price, $

$93.99

1477%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $93.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 423 minutes ago

Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

174

99%

Value, $/FPS

$7.98/FPS

Price, $

$1388.88

100%

Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)

Buy for $1,388.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 422 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

160

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

198

FPS

222

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

185

FPS

189

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

305

FPS

313

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

554

FPS

572

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1614

100%

Multi-Core

6912

66%

Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1468

91%

Multi-Core

10430

100%

Ryzen 5 3600	vs	Core i9-9940X
Jul 7th, 2019	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5	Collection	Core i9
Matisse	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	14
12	Threads	28
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
65 W	TDP	165 W
7 nm	Process Size	14 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes