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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - CA$169.22 vs CA$391.99
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 3600 - 889 vs 797 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
68.92533448424687%
Multi-Core
6884
67.99012345679012%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-11900KF
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
495 FPS
CA$2.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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439 FPS
CA$4.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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676 FPS
CA$2.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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471 FPS
CA$2.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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426 FPS
CA$6.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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383 FPS
CA$5.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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355 FPS
CA$3.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 512 GB SSD
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355 FPS
CA$3.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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