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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 384 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 17% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 500 vs 429 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €85.26 vs €441.97
- Up to 77% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900K - €0.20 vs €0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
500
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.88/FPS
23%
Price, €
€441.97
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457
Buy for €85.26 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900K | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
205 FPS
€3.56/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
In Stock
237 FPS
€3.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€829.9
In Stock
252 FPS
€3.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
In Stock
227 FPS
€3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
In Stock
216 FPS
€4.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.9
In Stock
216 FPS
€3.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€777
In Stock
237 FPS
€3.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€739
In Stock
237 FPS
€3.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€739
In Stock
252 FPS
€3.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
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450 FPS
€6.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,769.9
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