Core i5-11600K vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D performs better than the Core i5-11600K. Despite this, the Core i5-11600K has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.
With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Core i5-11600K has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-11600K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-11600K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Also, the Core i5-11600K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D outputs less heat than Core i5-11600K thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has more L2 cache than the Core i5-11600K. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-11600K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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