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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 Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 11% better in HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 166 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $109.68 vs $270.54
- Up to 64% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.73 vs $2.0 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
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/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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Updated 115 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
150
90.36144578313254%
Value, €/FPS
€2/FPS
36.5%
Price, €
€300.3
40%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for €300.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 116 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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