Intel Core i5-11400T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons   19-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-11400T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Gears 5, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, RealBench, PCMark 10, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, SuperPi, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel Core i5-11400T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-11400T

55%

Ryzen 5 3600X

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11400T

54%

Ryzen 5 3600X

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	96.0
Valorant	108.9	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	61.1
Apex Legends	102.4	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	81.9
Overwatch	88.2	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	75.3
DOOM Eternal	54.5	54.6
Warzone	84.9	85.1
Assassin's Creed	91.5	91.7
Valheim	90.4	90.6

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

Core i5-11400T

189%

Ryzen 5 3600X

47%

To make a final decision 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 Core i5-11400T is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600X as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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

	Intel Core i5-11400T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	168	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1606	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	392	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3598	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1023	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9524	9588

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

	Intel Core i5-11400T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2281	2651
Multi-Core	17378	18377

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

	Intel Core i5-11400T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1986	1341
Multi-Core	7684	7891

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-11400T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Announcement date	January 20, 2021	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Core name	Rocket Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	1.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000022 100-100000022BOX 100-100000022MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600X is 65% better than Core i5-11400T in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11400T is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 27
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-11400T and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-11400T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11400T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X specs and review.