Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-11600 - 151 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €234.96 vs €314.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 5950X - €1.62 vs €2.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
151
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.08/FPS
77.88461538461539%
Price, €
€314
74%
FPS Winner
Buy for €314 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2852 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
96.02649006622516%
Value, €/FPS
€1.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€234.96
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €234.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2853 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2122
96.93924166285976%
Multi-Core
8188
67.34106423225595%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |