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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 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 3% better in Starfield than Core i9-9940X - 61 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $110.99 vs $870.7
- Up to 88% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9940X - $1.82 vs $14.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 28 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/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 i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
59
96.72131147540983%
Value, $/FPS
$14.76/FPS
12.330623306233063%
Price, $
$870.7
12%
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-9940X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
4 FPS
$217.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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18 FPS
$88.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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11 FPS
$90.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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4 FPS
$300/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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11 FPS
$145.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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11 FPS
$100/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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1 FPS
$989.9/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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2 FPS
$600/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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4 FPS
$200/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$949/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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