Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 147 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £169.99 vs £499.99
- Up to 69% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 3950X - £1.16 vs £3.7 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 97 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
147
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 97 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |