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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 131 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- 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 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 9 5950X - 818 vs 786 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $237.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.29 vs $0.47 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
818
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 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 i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-11900KF
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
626 FPS
$2.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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729 FPS
$2.95/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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734 FPS
$4.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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598 FPS
$2.46/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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765 FPS
$3.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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458 FPS
$5.13/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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678 FPS
$2.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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689 FPS
$3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,133.82
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658 FPS
$1.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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702 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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