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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1435 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $71.75 vs $165.86
- Up to 51% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-11600KF - $0.42 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 1500X - 193 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
169
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
48%
Price, $
$165.86
43%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i5-11600KF
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
$10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,140.99
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108 FPS
$12.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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108 FPS
$15.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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