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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 131 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £197.0 vs £222.9
- 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 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 9 5900X - 149 vs 146 FPS
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
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
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
67 FPS
£19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,273.2
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46 FPS
£21.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,000.8
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90 FPS
£15.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,351.2
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22 FPS
£45.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,003.2
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114 FPS
£18.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,128.95
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52 FPS
£20.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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22 FPS
£39.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£869.99
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46 FPS
£23.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,096.95
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19 FPS
£61.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,172.4
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31 FPS
£30/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£929.99
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