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In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 252 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- 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 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 125 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $189.0 vs $295.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
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1920 x 1080
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High
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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
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Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | 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 |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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