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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 131 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 9 5950X - 183 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €273.66 vs €469.16
- Up to 43% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 9 5950X - €1.5 vs €2.61 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 32 vs 16 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
183
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€273.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU 16 Core 4.9GHz 64MB Cache AM4 Sockel Tray-Prozessor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 9 5950X
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
162 FPS
€16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,609.9
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80 FPS
€15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249.9
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27 FPS
€31.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€839
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27 FPS
€29.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€799
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131 FPS
€25.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€3,331.63
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180 FPS
€17.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,094.9
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96 FPS
€13.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,324.9
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128 FPS
€12.38/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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