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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-11600 - 177 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-11600
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £201.30 vs £929.89
- Up to 74% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.39 vs £5.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.25/FPS
26%
Price, £
£929.89
21%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
82%
Value, £/FPS
£1.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£201.3
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-11600
With selected game settings
132 FPS
£9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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172 FPS
£21.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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172 FPS
£23.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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£929.89
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£201.3
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£201.3
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£201.3
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£84
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£201.3
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£488.99
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£201.3
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£201.3
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£739.89
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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£201.3
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£208.32
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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£343.95
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£201.3
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£201.3
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£126.66
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£201.3
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£292.49
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Core i9-12900K
£346.84
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204.49
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.18
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i7-13700K
£313.56
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i7-12700KF
£219
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i9-14900K
£433
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i5-13400F
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Core i9-12900KF
£257.02
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Core i5-12600K
£238.62