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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 659 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £169.99 vs £399.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £0.26 vs £0.54 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 13% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-11600K - 745 vs 659 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 24 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
659
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11600K (3.9 GHz / 4.9 GHz, 12M Cache)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
549 FPS
£3.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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