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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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MSRP in USD: $429
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 669 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$293.74 vs CA$457.99
- Up to 32% better value when playing Ready or Not than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$1.04 vs CA$1.52 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 6% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-11500 - 301 vs 283 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
283
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$293.74
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
301
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.52/FPS
68%
Price, CA$
CA$457.99
64%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$457.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 282 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Ryzen 9 7900
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
251 FPS
CA$28.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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251 FPS
CA$35.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,881.27
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