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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £102.17 vs £345.74
- Up to 67% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-11900K - £0.14 vs £0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 3600 - 825 vs 722 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
722
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.14/FPS
100%
Price, £
£102.17
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
825
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
33%
Price, £
£345.74
29%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
439 FPS
£3.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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563 FPS
£2.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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467 FPS
£4.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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