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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 131 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 152 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $240.0 vs $279.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.58 vs $1.85 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- 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
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/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 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
151
99.3421052631579%
Value, $/FPS
$1.85/FPS
85.4054054054054%
Price, $
$279
86%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 353894 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Ryzen 9 5900X
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
127 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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127 FPS
$9.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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84 FPS
$19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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129 FPS
$25.58/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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128 FPS
$23.44/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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128 FPS
$24.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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106 FPS
$17.74/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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128 FPS
$22.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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106 FPS
$17.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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146 FPS
$20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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