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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 403 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 21% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 464 vs 385 FPS
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $140.0 vs $4255.0
- Up to 97% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $0.3 vs $11.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
464
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7th, 2020 | 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 |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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