Intel Core i7-7700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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 54 56
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Top speed 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Rated power 65 W 95 W
Games at recommended 197 211
Released20172019
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X meets
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-7700 better than the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X for gaming?
No — 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 for the Intel Core i7-7700, and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.