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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 64 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 15% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 147 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - CA$243.99 vs CA$2287.88
- Up to 91% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - CA$1.66 vs CA$17.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
128
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$17.87/FPS
9%
Price, CA$
CA$2287.88
10%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
147
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$243.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or Core i5-11600KF
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
51 FPS
CA$45.1/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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51 FPS
CA$41.18/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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