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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i7-11700KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $243.22 vs $369.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.19 vs $1.8 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$243.22
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i7-11700KF
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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107 FPS
$12.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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138 FPS
$8.77/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209.99
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77 FPS
$13.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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129 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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155 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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178 FPS
$14.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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95 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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77 FPS
$19.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
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130 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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