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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 3% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 7 3800X - 313 vs 303 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $198.9 vs $284.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.64 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
303
96.80511182108627%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
68.08510638297874%
Price, $
$284
70%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
313
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.9
100%
FPS and Value 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1695
77.53888380603843%
Multi-Core
8498
99.05583401328826%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i5-11600K
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$25.2/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
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122 FPS
$16.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
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