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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $240.0 vs $375.22
- Up to 36% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.28 vs $2.0 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- 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 - 32 vs 16 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
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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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Ryzen 9 5950X
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
113 FPS
$9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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150 FPS
$8/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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147 FPS
$10.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
188 FPS
$21.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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152 FPS
$21.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
In Stock
117 FPS
$11.54/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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177 FPS
$14.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
In Stock
123 FPS
$12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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143 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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144 FPS
$13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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