AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7-11700K
For gaming, the Intel Core i7-11700K is 3% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 68 70
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Top speed 4.6 GHz 5 GHz
Rated power 65 W 125 W
Games at recommended 228 228
Released20202021
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X better than the Intel Core i7-11700K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i7-11700K scores 70 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 68.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti for the Intel Core i7-11700K.