Intel Core i9 11900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i9 11900K with 8-cores against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16-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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 11900K
- Newer - released 6 months later
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
- 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2494 vs 2276 points
- Around 2.32 GB/s (5%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Has 48 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Has 8 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 464 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 5693 |
Cinebench Scores (#76th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 862.2 MB/sec | 1120 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 89.5 Klines/sec | 147.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 228.1 pages/sec | 224.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 331.5 Mpixels/sec | 372.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 241.7 pages/sec | 222.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | 28.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 89.4 images/sec | 85 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.7 Mpixels/sec | 38.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 88.9 GOps/sec | 183.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 52.7 GOps/sec | 100.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 67M Primes/sec | 223M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 37.9M Strings/sec | 64.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.8 GBytes/sec | 39.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 328.6 MBytes/sec | 622.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1047 Frames/sec | 1854 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 23.3B Matrices/sec | 40.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 6.6 PPW | 13.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 89.6 PPW | 121.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 199.2 PPW | 431 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.7 PPW | 3.94 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 11900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-04-20 (Zodiax) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 819 |
| π 2025-02-26 (poweruser65535) | Cinebench 2024 | 102 / 870 |
| π 2024-10-15 (antoine) | Cinebench 2024 | 89 / 698 |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-12 (stream pc) | Cinebench 2026 | 456 / 4979 |
| π 2026-06-30 (DDD) | Cinebench 2026 | 464 / 5693 |
| π 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2259 / 12745 |
| π 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 1448 |
| π 2025-10-07 (C0d3M0nk3y) | Cinebench 2024 | 97 / 1451 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 11900K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | March 16, 2021 | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i9-11900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 750 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | - Intel Core i9 11900K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
Intel CPU rating (#127th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#51st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 34x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 4.15 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 142 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 95Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (95th and 72nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 256 | - |
| TMUs | 64 | - |
| ROPs | 32 | - |
| Execution Units | 32 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 11900K official page | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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