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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 5 3600X - 174 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $165.86 vs $210.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.95 vs $1.27 per FPS
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value 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 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i5-11600KF
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$19.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,200.99
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62 FPS
$22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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48 FPS
$23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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41 FPS
$30.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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31 FPS
$64.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
62 FPS
$26.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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