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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 131 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 5900X - 94 vs 93 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - CA$309.0 vs CA$358.62
- Up to 13% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-11900KF - CA$3.32 vs CA$3.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
94
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.82/FPS
86%
Price, CA$
CA$358.62
86%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
93
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.32/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$309
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Ryzen 9 5900X
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
CA$27.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,837.01
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81 FPS
CA$67.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
In Stock
47 FPS
CA$39.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$1,850
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