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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$319.02 vs CA$509.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$0.37 vs CA$0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i5-11600 - 978 vs 863 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
863
88%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$319.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
978
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.52/FPS
71%
Price, CA$
CA$509
62%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
940 FPS
CA$2.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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859 FPS
CA$2.95/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,533.82
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830 FPS
CA$3.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,721.34
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819 FPS
CA$2.81/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,300.98
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763 FPS
CA$3.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,443.82
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891 FPS
CA$3.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,214.67
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