AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition vs Intel Core i5-11600KF

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition vs Intel Core i5-11600KF and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like MATLAB, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, RealBench, Handbrake, 3DMark, Blender, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Furmark, VeraCrypt, PassMark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, WPrime, PCMark 10, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Valheim
Apex Legends

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11600KF or AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

55%

Core i5-11600KF

56%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-11600KF is 1% better than Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

53%

Core i5-11600KF

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.8	95.1
Valorant	107.7	108.0
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	60.5
Apex Legends	101.2	101.6
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	81.0
Overwatch	87.2	87.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	74.6
DOOM Eternal	53.8	54.0
Warzone	84.0	84.3
Assassin's Creed	90.5	90.8
Valheim	89.4	89.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

158%

Core i5-11600KF

42%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition is more energy efficient than the Core i5-11600KF since it has less power consumption: 25W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Core i5-11600KF
Cinbench 15 Single-core	190	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1647	1886
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	460
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3702	4227
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1188	1201
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10190	11189

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Core i5-11600KF
Single-Core	2659	2680
Multi-Core	18228	20410

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Core i5-11600KF
Single-Core	1191	1605
Multi-Core	6633	6942

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Core i5-11600KF
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 20, 2021
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Rocket Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	11
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth		50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB	3 MB
L3 cache	8MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000097

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-11600KF is 53% better than Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition has 2 more core than Core i5-11600KF. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600KF is better: 30
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition and Intel Core i5-11600KF before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition specs and review.

Intel Core i5-11600KF - all data

• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-11600KF specs and review.