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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1435 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - CA$393.92 vs CA$400.00
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 10% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 5 1600X - 523 vs 477 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$0.76 vs CA$0.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
523
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$400
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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