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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1435 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 15% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 124 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $71.75 vs $140.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-11600 - $0.66 vs $1.13 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
108
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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