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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 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
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 7 5800X - 145 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $179.99 vs $202.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 7 5800X - $1.24 vs $1.4 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K 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
Very High
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i5-11600K
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
23 FPS
$65.22/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$27.7/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.3/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$51.43/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$72.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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44 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$27.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$22.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
$40.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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