AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i9-11900KB

Processor comparisons   23-11-2022
   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i9-11900KB tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like RealBench, 3DMark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, 7zip, Blender, SuperPi, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Prime95, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Apex Legends
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
Valorant
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900KB or AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5600

56%

Core i9-11900KB

58%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-11900KB is 3% better than Ryzen 5 5600. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

Core i9-11900KB

57%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	101.4
Valorant	110.8	115.2
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	64.5
Apex Legends	104.1	108.3
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	86.4
Overwatch	89.7	93.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	79.5
DOOM Eternal	55.4	57.6
Warzone	86.4	89.9
Assassin's Creed	93.0	96.8
Valheim	91.9	95.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

Core i9-11900KB

104%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-11900KB is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5600 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i9-11900KB
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	296
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1999	2680
Cinbench 20 Single-core	609	662
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4634	5957
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1593	1720
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11456	17143

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i9-11900KB
Single-Core	3404	3955
Multi-Core	22494	29307

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i9-11900KB
Single-Core	1680	2041
Multi-Core	9288	13142

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i9-11900KB
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	February 21, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1787
Core name	Vermeer	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	11
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32MB	24 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000927 100-100000927BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600 is 5% better than Core i9-11900KB in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-11900KB has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 5600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900KB is better: 30
All the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i9-11900KB before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600 specs and review.

Intel Core i9-11900KB - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-11900KB specs and review.