i7-990X Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 3600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking702not rated
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.79no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency16.25no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)13 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data239 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GB24 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 13 February 2011
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

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