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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 131 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 5900X - 61 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £238.88 vs £259.98
- Up to 16% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 5900X - £3.92 vs £4.64 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
61
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900KF
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-11900KF
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
3 FPS
£323.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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14 FPS
£88.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,238.4
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7 FPS
£190/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.99
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3 FPS
£388.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,165.2
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23 FPS
£66.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,527.6
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40 FPS
£41.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,646.4
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23 FPS
£57.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,315.2
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7 FPS
£188.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,319.95
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10 FPS
£116.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,167.6
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45 FPS
£47.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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