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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 618 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $110.99 vs $249.68
- Up to 25% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-11700KF - $3.17 vs $4.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 69% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 3600 - 59 vs 35 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
35
59.32203389830508%
Value, $/FPS
$3.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.23/FPS
74.94089834515366%
Price, $
$249.68
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 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
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
70.75764288879043%
Multi-Core
6884
67.58959253804615%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-11700KF
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Core i7-11700KF
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 5 3600
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