Intel Core i5-11600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 5600X
14.27
+11.5%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i5-11600KF by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking447524
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Value for money37.9540.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date5 November 2020 (3 years old)16 March 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$299no data
Current price$285 (1x MSRP)$249
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11600KF has 5% better value for money than Ryzen 5 5600X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-11600KF.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 5600X 14.27
+11.5%
i5-11600KF 12.80

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i5-11600KF by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 5600X 21913
+11.4%
i5-11600KF 19664

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i5-11600KF by 11% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 5600X 2092
i5-11600KF 2195
+4.9%

Core i5-11600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X by 5% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 5600X 8659
i5-11600KF 8704
+0.5%

Core i5-11600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.27 12.80
Recency 5 November 2020 16 March 2021
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

The Ryzen 5 5600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11600KF in performance tests.


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