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£84.32
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 384 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £84.32 vs £234.33
- Up to 58% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-11900KF - £0.35 vs £0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 19% better in Diablo IV than Ryzen 5 5500 - 283 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
238
84%
Value, £/FPS
£0.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.32
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
283
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
42%
Price, £
£234.33
35%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i9-11900KF
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
£10.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164
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36 FPS
£21.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
In Stock
143 FPS
£9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,314
In Stock
108 FPS
£9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,048.8
In Stock
119 FPS
£10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,239.6
In Stock
185 FPS
£8.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,492.8
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81 FPS
£12.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,029.99
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145 FPS
£9.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,426.8
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64 FPS
£17.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,111.2
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227 FPS
£8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,954.8
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