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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 0% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-11900 - 217 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £197.0 vs £288.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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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
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2130
97.75126204681047%
Multi-Core
8816
74.19001935538164%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-11900
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
58 FPS
£20.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,172.4
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149 FPS
£10.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,504.8
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120 FPS
£11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,393.2
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92 FPS
£12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,129.2
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119 FPS
£11.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
In Stock
19 FPS
£75.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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