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Core i9-11900K vs Ryzen 5 3600X


Description
The i9-11900K is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the 3600X is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-11900K gets a score of 748 k points while the 3600X gets 376.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-11900K is 2 times faster than the 3600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
870f10
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
125 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
16386 kB
2x16384 kB
Date
March 2021
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
101.11k points
69.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
748.02k points
376.22k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-11900K
3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
36.08k
16.21k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
30.19k
22.99k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.96k
8.76k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.88k
21.94k (x1)
TOTAL
101.11k
69.9k (x0.69)

Multithread

i9-11900K

3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
311.76k
121.94k (x0.39)
Test#2 (FP)
314.01k
153.22k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
112.23k
67.74k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.02k
33.31k (x3.32)
TOTAL
748.02k
376.22k (x0.5)

Performance/W
i9-11900K
3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
2494 points/W
1284 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2512 points/W
1613 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
898 points/W
713 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
80 points/W
351 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
3960 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-11900K
3600X
Test#1 (Integers)
6807 points/GHz
3685 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5695 points/GHz
5225 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2446 points/GHz
1991 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4129 points/GHz
4986 points/GHz
TOTAL
19077 points/GHz
15887 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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