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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600K.
Advantages of Core i5-11600K
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $179.28 vs $446.27
- Up to 57% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $1.45 vs $3.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-11600K - 132 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 32 vs 12 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
124
94%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€179.28
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.38/FPS
43%
Price, €
€446.27
40%
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
Ultra
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600K | 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 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-11600K or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
68 FPS
€34.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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99 FPS
€22.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,238.74
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79 FPS
€23.59/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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99 FPS
€20.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,067.57
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123 FPS
€30.24/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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68 FPS
€29.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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123 FPS
€22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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68 FPS
€39.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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99 FPS
€24.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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86 FPS
€27.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,367.57
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