AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5 11600KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 11600KF with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 11600KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Intel Core i5 11600KF +68%

1564

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Intel Core i5 11600KF +75%

11277

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i5 11600KF +117%

2258

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i5 11600KF +115%

9291

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Intel Core i5 11600KF +75%

1737

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

Intel Core i5 11600KF +38%

8122

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Intel Core i5 11600KF +52%

3358

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

Intel Core i5 11600KF +50%

19553

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i5 11600KF

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-11600KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

39x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 11600KF

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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