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CA$368
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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 Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - CA$368.00 vs CA$515.46
- Up to 27% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-11900KF - CA$1.99 vs CA$2.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - 188 vs 185 FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
185
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.99/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$368
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
188
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.74/FPS
73%
Price, CA$
CA$515.46
71%
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-11900KF
With selected game settings
90 FPS
CA$17.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
CA$46.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
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61 FPS
CA$38.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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118 FPS
CA$33.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,999
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