Core i9-11900KF vs Ryzen 5 3600

Prices and Stock
MSRP $513

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

Performs up to 30% better in The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 5 3600 - 162 vs 125 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $93.99 vs $320.00
Up to 62% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i9-11900KF - $0.75 vs $1.98 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of The Callisto Protocol.

The Callisto Protocol

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

162

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.98/FPS

38%

Price, $

$320

29%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $320 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 338 minutes ago

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

125

77%

Value, $/FPS

$0.75/FPS

100%

Price, $

$93.99

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $93.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 338 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Ultra

152

FPS

134

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

889

FPS

797

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

287

FPS

205

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

225

FPS

211

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

Very High

492

FPS

391

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1597

69%

Multi-Core

6884

68%

Core i9-11900KF	vs	Ryzen 5 3600
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9	Collection	Ryzen 5
Rocket Lake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	6
16	Threads	12
3.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
5.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	7 nm
35.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes