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Ryzen 9 7900X vs Core i5-11600

Ryzen 9 7900X vs Core i5-11600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 387.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

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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 284.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 387.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

vs

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 284.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11600 - 220 vs 203 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-11600

  • Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €284.53 vs €387.26
  • Up to 20% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 7900X - €1.40 vs €1.76 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

220

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.76/FPS

80%

Price, €

€387.26

73%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 387.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

203

92%

Value, €/FPS

€1.4/FPS

100%

Price, €

€284.53

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 284.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 436 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2122

73%

Multi-Core

8188

46%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

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Intel Core i5-11600 Logo

Core i5-11600

Sep 27th, 2022
Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9Core i5
RaphaelRocket Lake
AMD Socket AM5Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
12
6
24
12
4.7 GHz
2.8 GHz
5.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
170 W
65 W
5 nm
14 nm
47.0x
28.0x
Radeon Graphics
None
Yes
No

PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-11600

With selected game settings

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