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AvailabilityMSRP $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 659 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600KF.
Advantages of Core i5-11600KF
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $150.00 vs $744.99
- Up to 75% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.86 vs $3.43 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-11600KF - 217 vs 175 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
175
81%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.43/FPS
25%
Price, $
$744.99
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600KF | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
124 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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124 FPS
$9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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215 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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204 FPS
$15.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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204 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,449.99
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208 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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217 FPS
$32.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$7,049.99
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184 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 10 TB HDD
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184 FPS
$16.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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217 FPS
$38.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$8,269.99
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213 FPS
$14.08/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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124 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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