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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i9-11900KF - 385 vs 383 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $294.95 vs $320.00
- Up to 8% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-11900KF - $0.77 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
385
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/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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Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-11900KF
With selected game settings
165 FPS
$5.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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220 FPS
$4.86/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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234 FPS
$4.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,019.99
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234 FPS
$3.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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315 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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234 FPS
$4.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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317 FPS
$8.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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371 FPS
$5.88/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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318 FPS
$9.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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