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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 131 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - CA$358.98 vs CA$378.88
- Up to 2% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-11900F - CA$0.46 vs CA$0.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 9 5900X - 799 vs 785 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
785
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$358.98
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
799
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.47/FPS
97%
Price, CA$
CA$378.88
94%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-11900F
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
639 FPS
CA$2.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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701 FPS
CA$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
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549 FPS
CA$4.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,439.99
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