Intel Core i9-11900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Intel Core i9-11900K $539
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X $399
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
12 Cores
24 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1200
Socket
AM4
iGPU
UHD 750 1300MHz
670 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
- -

GB6 Single-Core

  • 11% faster vs Ryzen 9 5900X
  • 10% slower vs Core i9-11900K
Core i9-11900K - GB6S 2,450
x1.11
Ryzen 9 5900X - GB6S 2,205
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • Same Performance vs Ryzen 9 5900X
  • Same Performance vs Core i9-11900K
Core i9-11900K - GB6M 11,100
x1.01
Ryzen 9 5900X - GB6M 11,030
x1

CB23 Single-Core

  • 2% faster vs Ryzen 9 5900X
  • 2% slower vs Core i9-11900K
Core i9-11900K - CB23S 1,665
x1.02
Ryzen 9 5900X - CB23S 1,635
x1

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 26% slower vs Ryzen 9 5900X
  • 35% faster vs Core i9-11900K
Core i9-11900K - CB23M 16,210
x1
Ryzen 9 5900X - CB23M 21,880
x1.35
  • Same Performance vs Ryzen 9 5900X
  • Same Performance vs Core i9-11900K
Core i9-11900K - 51.2GB/s
x1
Ryzen 9 5900X - 51.2GB/s
x1
  • 19% higher vs Ryzen 9 5900X
  • 16% lower vs Core i9-11900K
Core i9-11900K - 125W
x1.19
Ryzen 9 5900X - 105W
x1
CB23S 1,665
64%
CB23S 1,635
63%
CB23M 16,210
38%
CB23M 21,880
51%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Architecture
Rocket Lake
Architecture
Zen 3
Family
Core 11th Gen
Family
Ryzen 5000
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Rocket Lake-S
-
-
Cypress Cove
Codename
Vermeer
Breckenridge
Vermeer 2CCD
-
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/16/2021
Release Date
11/5/2020
Foundry
Intel
-
Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
Node
14nm++++
-
Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
Die Size
276 mm²
-
Die Size
2x 81 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
Transistor Count
6.9 Billion
-
Transistor Count
2x 4.2 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
8 Cores
12 Cores
16 Threads
24 Threads
3.5GHz
5.2GHz Boost
3.7GHz
4.8GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
DMI
Type
PCIe
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
16MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
64MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
125W
295W Peak
TDP
105W
142W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
90°C Max
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
UHD 750 1300MHz
256 Shaders
1300MHz
670 GFLOPS FP32
No GPU
-
-
- -
GNA 2.0
No NPU
-
No Cellular
No Cellular
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