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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 3600 - 149 vs 146 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $68.17 vs $243.48
- Up to 71% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-11900 - $0.52 vs $1.81 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.81/FPS
29%
Price, €
€270.26
27%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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In Stock
Updated 140 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
146
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.67
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for €75.67 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 140 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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