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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 227 vs 195 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $240.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $1.06 vs $2.28 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- 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
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
195
85.90308370044053%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
46.491228070175445%
Price, $
$445
53%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1693
73.06862321968062%
Multi-Core
9938
98.1530864197531%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Ryzen 9 3900X
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
161 FPS
$7.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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164 FPS
$20.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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121 FPS
$33.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.98
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121 FPS
$24.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,000.99
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132 FPS
$14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,862
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132 FPS
$8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184.4
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168 FPS
$19.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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164 FPS
$13.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,225
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153 FPS
$23.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,559.99
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100 FPS
$18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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