Buy on Amazon
€253.3
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i5-11600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 105 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
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €231.46 vs €253.3
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C/24T 3.70-4.80GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000061
Buy for €253.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 303 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W
Buy for €231.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 303 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-11600K
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
299 FPS
€6.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,949.9
In Stock
284 FPS
€5.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,569
In Stock
239 FPS
€5.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,399
In Stock
202 FPS
€5.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,111
In Stock
267 FPS
€5.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,479
In Stock
248 FPS
€6.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€1,666
In Stock
239 FPS
€5.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,409.9
In Stock
284 FPS
€5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,569.9
In Stock
240 FPS
€5.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€1,293.91
In Stock
326 FPS
€10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€3,369.9
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
