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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 6% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-11700K - 556 vs 523 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £239.18 vs £339.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.46 vs £0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
523
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£239.18
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K (3.6 GHz, 16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
Buy for £239.18 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i7-11700K
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
287 FPS
£4.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,414.8
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229 FPS
£5.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,268.4
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461 FPS
£4.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,118
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339 FPS
£4.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,580.4
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397 FPS
£4.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,648.8
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461 FPS
£8.94/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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461 FPS
£8.13/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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