AMD Ryzen 5 3600 XT -versus- Intel Core i5 11400F

[Gabby Cashew]

Hi!
 

I'm looking to build a system here in the Philippines with a budget of US$ 650 to US$ 700 (without a GPU in the costing cause I'll be using an old one while waiting for the prices to go back to normal.)

So far, I have the following as my choices:
 

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

MSI MAG B550M Mortar Wifi (AM4)

CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO WHITE 16GB DUAL DDR4 3200MHZ   Intel Core i5 11400F ASUS TUF GAMING B560M PLUS WIFI T-FORCE DELTA RGB TUF 16GB DUAL DDR4 3200MHZ The AMD system is US$ 50 higher than the Intel system. I'd like to ask for your opinions as to which system is better in the long run (since I don't plan on upgrading anything soon, aside from the GPU). My primary uses would be for gaming, and hopefully with a bit of streaming on the side. Thanks in advance for your help! :D

[Helpful Tech Witch]

as hard as it is to say... the 11400f is the better buy, especially is you arent going to upgrade. The 3600xr could be upgraded (maximum) to a 5950x, but the 11400f is much faster.

[Jurrunio]

11400F is better of a CPU, but AM4 platform is more upgradable.

[Stahlmann]

You'll get about 10% more gaming performance on average with the 11400F at 1080p. It's the better deal atm.

 

Funny how it changed. Now Intel has the budget market and AMD is dominating on the high end 

[SupaKomputa]

41 minutes ago, Goppz Legacion said:

better in the long run

AMD is better in the long run. Simple as that.

[Gabby Cashew]

8 hours ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

as hard as it is to say... the 11400f is the better buy, especially is you arent going to upgrade. The 3600xr could be upgraded (maximum) to a 5950x, but the 11400f is much faster.

 

8 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

11400F is better of a CPU, but AM4 platform is more upgradable.

 

8 hours ago, Stahlmann said:

You'll get about 10% more gaming performance on average with the 11400F at 1080p. It's the better deal atm.

 

Funny how it changed. Now Intel has the budget market and AMD is dominating on the high end 

 

 

Thank you for your insight guys!

 

I weighed my choices and concluded that it's more economical to build the Intel system cos I don't plan on upgrading my CPU anymore. I'm guessing, say 5-7 years from now, several CPU architectures would've been done by AMD and Intel by then, so I really would have to change my motherboard and RAM eventually, right??

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

2 minutes ago, Goppz Legacion said:

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your insight guys!

 

I weighed my choices and concluded that it's more economical to build the Intel system cos I don't plan on upgrading my CPU anymore. I'm guessing, say 5-7 years from now, several CPU architectures would've been done by AMD and Intel by then, so I really would have to change my motherboard and RAM eventually, right??

 

Yeah, ddr5 on amd is next year, and am5 will Come with it. Intel alder lake will use a new socket as well.

[Gabby Cashew]

Hi, it's me again.

Local stores have started to run out of the F variant of the 11400.

Is it wort spending an additional US$ 30 for the non-F variant for the 11400?

 

[herb]

yes it is

[herb]

if you are not going to upgrade then get the intel system

[Gabby Cashew]

Hi!

 

Update: I got my system already Thanks for all your help!

I wanted to ask if these data are okay?

I'm using Intel's stock cooler for now, and will hopefully switch to a tower air cooler in a few months.

Thanks in advance!!!

[herb]

5 hours ago, Goppz Legacion said:

Hi!

 

Update: I got my system already Thanks for all your help!

I wanted to ask if these data are okay?

I'm using Intel's stock cooler for now, and will hopefully switch to a tower air cooler in a few months.

Thanks in advance!!!

that all looks fine except for the one negative value on the cpu temps but thats probably just a software side error and its nothing to worry about.

[Gabby Cashew]

Hi!

 

I have 5 screenshots here of my temps:

 

1) Before gaming (30 mins after starting the pc)
2) In-game (1 hour after starting)
3) In-game (2 hours after starting)

4) In-game (3 hours after starting)

5) After (30 mins after ending the game)

 

The game I was running was valorant.

 

Is it normal to peak at 100℃ on the stock intel cooler?