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The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is newer than Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz and is around 10% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Ryzen 5 5600 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 11031 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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×Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz | ×AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | + ADD | |
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Socket Type | FCLGA1200 | AM4 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 4.9 GHz | Up to 4.4 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 6 (Threads: 12) | 6 (Threads: 12) | |
Cache | L1: 480KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 12MB | L1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 32MB | |
TDP | 125W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $22.81 | $11.86 | |
Other | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
First Seen on Chart | Q2 2021 | Q2 2022 | |
# of Samples | 2068 | 8963 | |
CPU Value | 111.6 | 182.7 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 3346(0.0%) | 3257(-2.6%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 19537(-9.4%) | 21555(0.0%) |
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz | 19,537 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | 21,555 | |
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Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz | 111.6 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | 182.7 | |
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Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz | 3,346 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | 3,257 | |
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Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | |
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Max TDP | 125W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |