AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7 11700K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Intel Core i7 11700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 11700K with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 11700K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1322

Intel Core i7 11700K +20%

1595

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9493

Intel Core i7 11700K +58%

15011

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1534

Intel Core i7 11700K +54%

2371

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

Intel Core i7 11700K +66%

10622

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1323

Intel Core i7 11700K +28%

1704

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

Intel Core i7 11700K +37%

10087

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2636

Intel Core i7 11700K +29%

3412

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

Intel Core i7 11700K +35%

24667

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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Intel Core i7 11700K

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-11700K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 11700K

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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