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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $245.0 vs $272.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.07 vs $1.18 per FPS
- 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 AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i9-11900 - 231 vs 228 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
228
98%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$245
100%
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 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | AMD 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 |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
80 FPS
$29.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,349.99
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99 FPS
$23.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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80 FPS
$41.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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99 FPS
$47.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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85 FPS
$19.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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140 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,996.99
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141 FPS
$19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,799.99
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109 FPS
$15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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141 FPS
$19.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,804.25
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109 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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