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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 48 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 5% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 522 vs 499 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $145.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $0.28 vs $2.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 125 vs 280 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
522
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
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
Nightmare
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 280 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 Threadripper 3960X or Core i5-11600KF
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
196 FPS
$6.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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196 FPS
$6.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,299
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196 FPS
$8.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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