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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1435 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 22% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 5 1500X - 244 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 5 1500X - £1.06 vs £1.1 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £220.0 vs £258.88
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£258.88
84%
FPS and 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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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Desktop CPU-AM4(Quad Core,3.5GHz -3.7GHz Turbo,65W)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 5 1500X
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
155 FPS
£9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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