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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1062 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 34% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 2600 - 181 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $155.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-11900KF - $1.15 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
86.46616541353383%
Price, $
$240
64%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
135
74.58563535911603%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$155
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Updated 349046 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
49.71946482520501%
Multi-Core
4841
47.812345679012346%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Ryzen 5 2600
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
165 FPS
$7.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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70 FPS
$12.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
74 FPS
$13.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
70 FPS
$12.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
61 FPS
$13.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
In Stock
73 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
In Stock
166 FPS
$19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
In Stock
149 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,862
In Stock
149 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184.4
In Stock
168 FPS
$19.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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