Intel Core i7-11800H vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons 18-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-11800H vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, PassMark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, RealBench, 3DMark, Prime95, Gears 5, Handbrake, PCMark 10.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel Core i7-11800H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-11800H

55%

Ryzen 5 3600X

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-11800H

54%

Ryzen 5 3600X

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.5	96.0
Valorant	109.7	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	61.1
Apex Legends	103.1	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	82.3	81.9
Overwatch	88.8	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	75.3
DOOM Eternal	54.8	54.6
Warzone	85.6	85.1
Assassin's Creed	92.1	91.7
Valheim	91.0	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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-11800H

133%

Ryzen 5 3600X

47%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-11800H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600X since it has less power consumption: 40W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software 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 advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-11800H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	223	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1629	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	534	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3699	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1249	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12194	9588

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

	Intel Core i7-11800H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2925	2651
Multi-Core	17071	18377

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

	Intel Core i7-11800H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1598	1341
Multi-Core	8354	7891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even 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 i7-11800H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Announcement date	March 20, 2021	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM4
Core name	Tiger Lake-H	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	8200 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	24 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 39% better than Core i7-11800H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-11800H has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3600X. 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 i7-11800H is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 11
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i7-11800H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X specs and review.