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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 231 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $165.91 vs $1300.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $0.72 vs $6.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 48 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.91
100%
FPS and Value 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
86 FPS
$14.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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86 FPS
$16.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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86 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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