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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $270.0 vs $379.54
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-11900K - 217 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2371
81.11529250769756%
Multi-Core
10948
61.33676956692252%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Ryzen 9 7900X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
174 FPS
$9.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
215 FPS
$11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
In Stock
215 FPS
$12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.97
In Stock
141 FPS
$9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
133 FPS
$14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,898
In Stock
217 FPS
$10.6/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
In Stock
208 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
In Stock
141 FPS
$14.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
In Stock
216 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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215 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,049.99
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