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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 31% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 5 3600 - 145 vs 111 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - £94.99 vs £125.43
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-11600K (3.9 GHz / 4.9 GHz, 12M Cache)
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
73.05580969807868%
Multi-Core
6884
80.2424525002914%
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | AMD 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Ryzen 5 3600
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
£1921.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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11 FPS
£139.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
£2155.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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