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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 669 days newer than Core i5-11600KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 40% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-11600KF - 80 vs 57 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
57
71%
Value, $/FPS
$2.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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