AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i9-11900K

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i9-11900K and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 7zip, MATLAB, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, RealBench, SuperPi, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, 3DMark, AIDA64, Prime95, WPrime, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 5700X

58%

Core i9-11900K

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5700X

56%

Core i9-11900K

57%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.4	100.9
Valorant	113.0	114.6
Cyberpunk 2077	63.3	64.2
Apex Legends	106.2	107.8
Call of Duty Warzone	84.7	86.0
Overwatch	91.5	92.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.0	79.1
DOOM Eternal	56.5	57.3
Warzone	88.1	89.4
Assassin's Creed	94.9	96.3
Valheim	93.8	95.2

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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 7 5700X

83%

Core i9-11900K

52%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 5700X is more energy efficient than the Core i9-11900K since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 7 5700X	Intel Core i9-11900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	271	284
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2603	2575
Cinbench 20 Single-core	626	636
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5702	5725
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1554	1653
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15867	16475

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i9-11900K
Single-Core	3466	3801
Multi-Core	28685	28166

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i9-11900K
Single-Core	1637	1961
Multi-Core	11208	12631

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i9-11900K
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	February 21, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Vermeer	Rocket Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	11
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth		50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000926 100-100000926WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-11900K is 2% better than Ryzen 7 5700X in terms of CPU frequency. 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 7 5700X is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900K is better: 26
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i9-11900K before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 5700X specs and review.

Intel Core i9-11900K - all data

• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark

• Intel Core i9-11900K specs and review.