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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 618 days newer than Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 237 vs 217 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£258.88
100%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 9 3900X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
155 FPS
£9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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144 FPS
£25.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£3,635
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144 FPS
£25.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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£3,610
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144 FPS
£24.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,515
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