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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i9-11900KF

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i9-11900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 131 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £204.00 vs £368.66
  • Up to 44% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-11900KF - £1.14 vs £2.04 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

  • Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 181 vs 179 FPS
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

99%

Value, £/FPS

£1.14/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 302 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

181

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.04/FPS

56%

Price, £

£368.66

55%

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

94%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

85%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

vs
Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo

Core i9-11900KF

Nov 5th, 2020
Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9Core i9
VermeerRocket Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
12
8
24
16
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
5.3 GHz
105 W
125 W
7 nm
14 nm
37.0x
35.0x
NoneNone
YesYes

PCs Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-11900KF

With selected game settings

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