Intel Core i5-11400F or the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X?

[faabje]

Hey, so I'm making a parts list, with a Ryzen 5 5600X selected as CPU, but I found out that the Intel i5-11400F has almost the same FPS in games, and it's 120 euro less. Is it a smart move to switch between these CPUs? Or maybe another CPU? Because I can spend the 120 euro on some other parts/saving, but I don't know alot about Intel CPU's or CPU in general . Of course, is another motherboard required.

Current part list (general/gaming and budget is ~1600 euro max 1700):

PCPartPicker Part List: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/qGzmdD

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€302.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions Phantom Black CPU Cooler  (€32.90 @ Azerty) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€120.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€89.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€87.80 @ Azerty) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB DUAL OC V2 Video Card  (€899.00 @ Azerty) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case  (€93.90 @ Megekko) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€74.90 @ Megekko) 
Total: €1701.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-04 16:50 CET+0100

[Chris Pratt]

The two have roughly equivalent performance for gaming, so if that's all you care about feel free to save the cash. The 5600X will have better productivity performance, so if you need to get work done as well, that may be important. However, I'm not sure if that would actually be worth 120€ more.

 

[Vulkan HeStan]

120 euro cheaper? Definitely worth going for the i5, at least imo

[SavageNeo]

for 120 euros cheaper i would go for the 11400f. or even 11700f

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

The 11400f with a B560 board is a solid choice. With the 11400f you could get better RAM and SSD and still come in under your €1600 budget.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€172.95 @ Megekko) 
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions Phantom Black CPU Cooler  (€32.90 @ Azerty) 
Motherboard: ASRock B560 Pro4 ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (€124.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (€100.95 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€94.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB DUAL OC V2 Video Card  (€899.00 @ Azerty) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case  (€93.90 @ Megekko) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€74.90 @ Megekko) 
Total: €1593.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-04 17:02 CET+0100

[HWythwew]

Id personally first check the prices of motherboards for each to see if you would save anything. But if motherboard prices are good go with intel. Amd is better for productivity and gets 10 plus more fps and is best for productivity but if your looking to save cash and use it more in the graphics card or something else save your money and get the intel i5 11400f.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/GN8h68

Cut cost by ~190€ ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯ 

 

Theres more budget for a gpu so maybe a 3070(ti)