AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Intel Core i9-11900KF

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Intel Core i9-11900KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Launch date 7 Jul 2023 vs 16 Mar 2021
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11900KF

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 174762.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3537 vs 3198
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24997 vs 21963
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5.30 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 96MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3537 vs 3198
PassMark - CPU mark 24997 vs 21963

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-11900KF

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3198
3537
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21963
24997
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Intel Core i9-11900KF
PassMark - Single thread mark 3198 3537
PassMark - CPU mark 21963 24997
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8382

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Intel Core i9-11900KF

Essentials

Launch date 7 Jul 2023 16 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $513 - $524
Place in performance rating 462 443
Architecture codename Rocket Lake
Processor Number i9-11900KF
Series 11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 74 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 2 MB
L3 cache 96MB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 5.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 12 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 50 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 3.00 GHz
Package Size 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2019A

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)