Intel Core i9 11900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i9 11900 with 8-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 11900
- Has 2 more physical cores
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 750 integrated graphics: 0.7 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
- More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 14 nanometers
- Newer - released 3 years and 3 months later
- Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Unlocked multiplier
- Around 39.6 GB/s (79%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 57% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3334 vs 2123 points
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 720 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3701 |
Cinebench Scores (#147th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 642.5 MB/sec | 1550 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 76.8 Klines/sec | 102.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 198.3 pages/sec | 299.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 302.4 Mpixels/sec | 375.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 217.9 pages/sec | 353.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 32.5 images/sec | 77.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 78 images/sec | 123.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.3 Mpixels/sec | 21.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 83.5 GOps/sec | 89.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 48.8 GOps/sec | 60.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 62M Primes/sec | 233M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 33M Strings/sec | 36.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.8 GBytes/sec | 16.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 284.1 MBytes/sec | 343.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 969 Frames/sec | 1978 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.6B Matrices/sec | 28.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.5 PPW | 15.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 147.7 PPW | 231.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 343.8 PPW | 462.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.6 PPW | 3.36 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 11900
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2024-12-11 (barny777.prime) | Cinebench 2024 | 96 / 812 |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Byrno5263) | Cinebench 2026 | 720 / 3701 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (JUANCHO) | Cinebench 2026 | 524 / 3801 |
| 📘 2026-04-16 (StarSophia) | Cinebench 2024 | 131 / 909 |
| 📘 2026-02-03 (awolution) | Cinebench 2024 | 137 / 1000 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (Gandži) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 954 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 11900 and AMD Ryzen 5 9600XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | March 16, 2021 | June 3, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | i9-11900 | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 750 | Radeon 610M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | - Intel Core i5 14600K |
Intel CPU rating (#165th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#33rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.2 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 39x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 8.3 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 142 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (111th and 49th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | Radeon 610M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| TMUs | 64 | 8 |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 2 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to UHD Graphics 750
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 11900 official page | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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