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Intel Core i5-11600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i5-11600
Intel Core i5-11600
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-11600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-11600 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    400 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8% better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    191 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    358 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    76 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    527 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    161 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    509 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    181 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    344 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    397 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    40 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    129 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1305 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-11600 Intel Core i5-11600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-10600 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
  • Successor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.30 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow
  • Shader
    256 left arrow
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    12 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and Intel Core i5-11600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-11600 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    154 W / 56 s left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-11600 and Intel Core i5-11600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-11600 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1508
Intel Core i5-11600
1286
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1561
Intel Core i5-11600
1245
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7422
Intel Core i5-11600
6992
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
4
Intel Core i5-11600
7.5
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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