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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 560 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 14% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-11900K - 260 vs 229 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - CA$549.00 vs CA$570.89
- Up to 15% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-11900K - CA$2.11 vs CA$2.49 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
260
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.11/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$549
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
187 FPS
CA$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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