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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 3600 - 148 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 69% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - £101.02 vs £325.13
- Up to 69% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-11500 - £0.69 vs £2.20 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
146
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-11500 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
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£66.67/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£23.98/FPS
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£63.57/FPS
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