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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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MSRP in USD: $449
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 131 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - £169.99 vs £178.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 7 5800X - £0.9 vs £0.95 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- 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 - 16 vs 12 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
188
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.9/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11600K (3.9 GHz / 4.9 GHz, 12M Cache)
Buy for £169.99 on Amazon
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Updated 117 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £178 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 117 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Ryzen 7 5800X
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
143 FPS
£13.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,991.41
In Stock
113 FPS
£9.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
In Stock
143 FPS
£16.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
In Stock
143 FPS
£12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
In Stock
143 FPS
£14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
In Stock
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