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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $241.05 vs $899.99
- Up to 69% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $1.3 vs $4.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 16% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-11700K - 216 vs 186 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 32 vs 16 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
186
86.11111111111111%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.05
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.17/FPS
31.17505995203837%
Price, $
$899.99
26%
FPS Winner
INLAND Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM5 Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2219
75.52756977535738%
Multi-Core
9806
50.826724718809935%
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Ryzen 9 7950X
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
216 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
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163 FPS
$17.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,839
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216 FPS
$15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
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108 FPS
$21.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,369
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216 FPS
$19.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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142 FPS
$21.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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163 FPS
$16.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,689
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147 FPS
$20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,979
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141 FPS
$20.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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202 FPS
$20.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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