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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-11600 - 155 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €238.94 vs €392.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 7900X - €1.6 vs €2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
96%
Value, €/FPS
€1.6/FPS
100%
Price, €
€238.94
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-11600 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e Select 400) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-11600
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
134 FPS
€16.41/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€15.1/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€40.91/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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