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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 659 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 20% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-11600K - 323 vs 270 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $179.99 vs $582.8
- Up to 63% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.67 vs $1.8 per FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
270
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
120 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i5-11600K
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
323 FPS
$14.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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323 FPS
$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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237 FPS
$12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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266 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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225 FPS
$14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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253 FPS
$11.86/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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