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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 2% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 284 vs 278 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $299.99 vs $485.95
- Up to 39% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.06 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 32 vs 16 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
284
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Ryzen 9 3950X
With selected game settings
143 FPS
$34.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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112 FPS
$29.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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112 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899
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143 FPS
$32.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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