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In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i7-11700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-11700K - 197 vs 196 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $188.65 vs $191.57
- Up to 1% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.07 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
196
99%
Value, €/FPS
€1.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€209.4
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Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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