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Core i5-11600 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

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

Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Intel Core i5-11600 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.8GHz Tuboboost: 4.8GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

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Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Intel Core i5-11600 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.8GHz Tuboboost: 4.8GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600

Buy for 252.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

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Updated 55 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i5-11600.

Advantages of Core i5-11600

  • Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €252.97 vs €489.00
  • Up to 48% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen 9 5900X - €1.10 vs €2.13 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 0% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-11600 - 230 vs 229 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
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Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

229

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€252.97

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-11600 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.8GHz Tuboboost: 4.8GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600

Buy for 252.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

230

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.13/FPS

52%

Price, €

€489

51%

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 489 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2122

97%

Multi-Core

8188

69%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo

Core i5-11600

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateNov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Rocket LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1200SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-11600 or Ryzen 9 5900X

With selected game settings

Core i5-11600 and Ryzen 9 5900X Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

63.99

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

252.97

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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