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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 669 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £140.07 vs £339.98
- Up to 55% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 7900 - £0.55 vs £1.22 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 10% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-11500 - 279 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
254
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£140.07
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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