AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i5-11400F
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i5-11400F sit within a few percent of each other on our index. Treat them as equivalent in raw performance and decide on price, power draw and — for graphics cards — video memory instead.
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Generation | Zen 2 | 11th Gen (Rocket Lake) |
| Multi-thread index | 86 | 88 (better) |
| Single-thread index | 91 | 94 (better) |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz (better) | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz (better) |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1200 |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Release year | 2019 | 2021 (better) |
| Integrated graphics | No | No |
Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.
Which should you pick?
- Games follow single-thread. For gaming, the single-thread index matters more than core count.
- Creative work follows multi-thread. Rendering, compiling and encoding scale with cores.
- Sockets differ. Moving between platforms usually means a new motherboard and often new memory.