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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Core i5-11600
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $126.13 vs $446.27
- Up to 71% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.70 vs $2.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-11600 - 187 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
179
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.7/FPS
100%
Price, €
€126.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.39/FPS
29%
Price, €
€446.27
28%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-11600 or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
50 FPS
€46.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,340.54
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110 FPS
€20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,238.74
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71 FPS
€26.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,863.96
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110 FPS
€18.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,067.57
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160 FPS
€23.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€3,719.82
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50 FPS
€40.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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160 FPS
€17.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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50 FPS
€53.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€2,683.78
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110 FPS
€21.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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84 FPS
€28.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,367.57
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