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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 400 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600.
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 5600 - 126 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €164.09 vs €363.95
- Up to 54% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-11900K - €1.34 vs €2.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
126
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.89/FPS
46%
Price, €
€363.95
45%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K, processore per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
122
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€164.09
100%
Value Winner
AMD RYZEN 5 5600 60 UNITS
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900K | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
65 FPS
€11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€14.93/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€11.98/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€14.6/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€12.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€10.33/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
€18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Laptops Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
42 FPS
€28.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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42 FPS
€23.09/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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