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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 131 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 9 5950X - 150 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £258.88 vs £319.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 9 5950X - £1.73 vs £2.18 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- 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 - 32 vs 16 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
150
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.73/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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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 9 5950X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
68 FPS
£20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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