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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $89.84 vs $269.99
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 5% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 5 3600 - 519 vs 496 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
74.97652582159624%
Multi-Core
6884
78.08529945553539%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-11900
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
232 FPS
$21.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,898
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188 FPS
$17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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232 FPS
$20.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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107 FPS
$6.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
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139 FPS
$6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$873.64
In Stock
137 FPS
$8.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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169 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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169 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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169 FPS
$5.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$948.99
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205 FPS
$6.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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