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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 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 i5-11600 is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 449 vs 427 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $140.0 vs $1240.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $0.31 vs $2.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 48 vs 12 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
449
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/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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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 48 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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