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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1062 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 237 vs 216 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $99.97 vs $165.86
- Up to 34% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-11600KF - $0.46 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
65%
Price, $
$165.86
60%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 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 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
216
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Ryzen 5 2600X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
78 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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35 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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78 FPS
$21.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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