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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 659 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $150.0 vs $591.89
- Up to 73% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $1.22 vs $4.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-11600 - 132 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
123
93.18181818181817%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.48/FPS
27.232142857142854%
Price, $
$591.89
25%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2122
72.72104180945853%
Multi-Core
8188
41.70529211022259%
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,399.99
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132 FPS
$30.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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122 FPS
$28.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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112 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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119 FPS
$25.21/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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