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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 640 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-8700K - 149 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $110.99 vs $192.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-8700K - $0.74 vs $1.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
148
99.32885906040269%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
56.92307692307692%
Price, $
$192
57%
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/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
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
99.06073888541015%
Multi-Core
6443
93.59384079023823%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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110 FPS
$14.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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98 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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87 FPS
$13.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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98 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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98 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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63 FPS
$15.71/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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84 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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58 FPS
$16.36/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$949
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