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£109
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 28 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £109.0 vs £258.88
- Up to 57% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-11900K - £0.38 vs £0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 5600G - 294 vs 288 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 16 vs 12 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
288
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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Updated 111 minutes ago
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
294
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.88/FPS
43%
Price, £
£258.88
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
Buy for £258.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 111 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i9-11900K
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
224 FPS
£6.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,399.99
In Stock
150 FPS
£26.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£3,975.65
In Stock
140 FPS
£7.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,083.34
In Stock
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