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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 10% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3400G - 130 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $98.15 vs $179.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-11600K - $0.83 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
60%
Price, $
$179.99
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
118
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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In Stock
Updated 109 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Ryzen 5 3400G
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
30 FPS
$27.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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17 FPS
$41.12/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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