Intel Core i5-11400F
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Intel Core i5-11400F
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Intel Core i5-11400F
Name
Desktop / Server
Segment
Intel Core i 11000
CPU group
Intel Core i5
Family
11
Generation
Intel Core i5-10400F
Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i5-11400F or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.60 GHz
Frequency
3.60 GHz
6
CPU Cores
6
4.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.20 GHz
12
CPU Threads
12
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
Yes
4.20 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)
4.00 GHz
normal
Core architecture
--
A core
--
B core
--
C core

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i5-11400F or AMD Ryzen 5 3600. 

no iGPU
GPU name
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
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Max. Memory
--
--
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
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h265 8bit
No
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h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max. Memory
128 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
4.0
PCIe version
4.0
20
PCIe lanes
20

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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TDP
65 W
100 °C
Tjunction max.
95 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
65 W
TDP (PL1)
--
TDP (PL2)

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

12.00 MB
L3-Cache
32.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
7 nm
Rocket Lake S
Architecture
Zen 2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
LGA 1200
Socket
AM4
Q1/2021
Release date
Q3/2019
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Market price
ca. 190$
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
3.00 MB
L2-Cache
3.00 MB
--
Part Number
100-100000031BOX
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Gaming PC

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i5-11400F
5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 3600