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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1999
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MSRP in USD: $1999
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 149 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $165.91 vs $1675.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $1.11 vs $12.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 64 vs 12 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/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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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 32 |
| 12 | Threads | 64 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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95 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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