Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i5-11600K - 208 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $138.2 vs $239.04
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2186
74.78617858364693%
Multi-Core
8579
48.06431732870189%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
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Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Raphael | Codename | Rocket Lake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |