Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 7% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 3900X - 634 vs 595 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $184.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.29 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
634
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$184
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
12 | Threads | 24 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |