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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-11900 - 170 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $294.95 vs $299.99
- Up to 2% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-11900 - $1.74 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-11900 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
120 FPS
$27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$21.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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142 FPS
$15.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$25.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$22.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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121 FPS
$14.59/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$25.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$19.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
92 FPS
$53.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$42.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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78 FPS
$24.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$51.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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