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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-11600K

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-11600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Intel Core i5-11600K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.9GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600K

Buy for 210.73 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Intel Core i5-11600K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.9GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600K

Buy for 210.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 63 days newer than Ryzen 9 5900.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 5900 - 124 vs 122 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

122

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.7/FPS

100%

Price, €

€210.73

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.9GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600K

Buy for 210.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

93%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2186

100%

Multi-Core

8579

86%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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Intel Core i5-11600K Logo

Intel Core i5-11600K

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameRocket Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
39.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Core i5-11600K

Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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