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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-11900K - 236 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £250.99 vs £332.97
- Up to 21% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.11 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
78%
Price, £
£332.97
75%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
226
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£250.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i9-11900K
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
179 FPS
£7.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,399.99
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189 FPS
£8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,564.8
In Stock
219 FPS
£9.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,091.6
In Stock
151 FPS
£8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,248
In Stock
205 FPS
£7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,632
In Stock
172 FPS
£8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,377.6
In Stock
173 FPS
£7.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,303.2
In Stock
165 FPS
£8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,480.8
In Stock
210 FPS
£8.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,842
In Stock
219 FPS
£18.81/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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