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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1435 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 17% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 1600 - 864 vs 740 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £288.0 vs £300.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1068
50.140845070422536%
Multi-Core
4578
51.92831215970962%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i9-11900
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
716 FPS
£1.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
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450 FPS
£3.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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