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CA$400
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 669 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$400.0 vs CA$499.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$1.26 vs CA$1.49 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 5% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-11900K - 334 vs 318 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
318
95%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$400
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Updated 10919 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
334
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.49/FPS
84%
Price, CA$
CA$499
80%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10919 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 9 7900
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
292 FPS
CA$24.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$7,040.48
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292 FPS
CA$30.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,876.75
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