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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 6% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 3400G - 555 vs 524 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $132.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9960X - $0.25 vs $2.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
555
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.85/FPS
8.771929824561402%
Price, $
$1579
8%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
524
94.41441441441441%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
81.8577648766328%
Multi-Core
3619
36.21172703622173%
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 5 3400G
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$9.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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43 FPS
$24.63/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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