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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i7-11700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $215.99 vs $279.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.98 vs $2.56 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
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
109
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$215.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2103
96.51216154199173%
Multi-Core
8613
72.48169654127746%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-11700
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
91 FPS
$20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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55 FPS
$19.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,086.82
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56 FPS
$29.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
In Stock
92 FPS
$32.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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92 FPS
$33.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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74 FPS
$25.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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92 FPS
$31.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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67 FPS
$35.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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74 FPS
$25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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55 FPS
$22.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,260.03
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