AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7-7700
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is 4% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 56 54
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Top speed 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Rated power 95 W 65 W
Games at recommended 211 197
Released20192017
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X better than the Intel Core i7-7700 for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X scores 56 and the Intel Core i7-7700 54.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 for the Intel Core i7-7700.