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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600 - 190 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $110.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600 - $0.58 vs $0.93 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
188
98.94736842105263%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
62.36559139784945%
Price, $
$175
63%
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
91.17094552285535%
Multi-Core
5027
73.02440441603719%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 5 3600
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
50 FPS
$17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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85 FPS
$18.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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67 FPS
$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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49 FPS
$24.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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67 FPS
$23.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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67 FPS
$16.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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15 FPS
$65.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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45 FPS
$26.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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50 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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8 FPS
$118.62/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$949
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