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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 Core i9-11900K
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £398.99 vs £1099.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.43 vs £3.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 7% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-11900K - 298 vs 279 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
279
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£398.99
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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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
298
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.69/FPS
39%
Price, £
£1099.99
36%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
186 FPS
£6.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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264 FPS
£14.2/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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264 FPS
£15.61/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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