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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 669 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$319.02 vs CA$499.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$1.24 vs CA$1.29 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 50% better in League of Legends than Core i5-11600 - 387 vs 258 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
66%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$319.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
387
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
96%
Price, CA$
CA$499
63%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$499 on Amazon
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Updated 13578 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | 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 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Ryzen 9 7900
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
381 FPS
CA$18.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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381 FPS
CA$23.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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