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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 13% better in FIFA 23 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 205 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $109.68 vs $288.82
- Up to 66% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.59 vs $1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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