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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1132 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield V than Core i7-6950X - 248 vs 237 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $110.99 vs $651.07
- Up to 84% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i7-6950X - $0.45 vs $2.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
248
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
237
95.56451612903226%
Value, $/FPS
$2.75/FPS
16.363636363636363%
Price, $
$651.07
17%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-6950X
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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137 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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113 FPS
$8.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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89 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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113 FPS
$14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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113 FPS
$9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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40 FPS
$24.75/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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83 FPS
$14.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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90 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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31 FPS
$30.61/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$949
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