AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs Intel Core i7 11700KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Intel Core i7 11700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900 with 12 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i7 11700KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 11700KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

1584

Intel Core i7 11700KF

1595

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +39%

20887

Intel Core i7 11700KF

15011

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

2080

Intel Core i7 11700KF +12%

2334

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

9774

Intel Core i7 11700KF +10%

10758

Blender

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +43%

282

Intel Core i7 11700KF

196

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

1715

Intel Core i7 11700KF

1709

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +31%

13017

Intel Core i7 11700KF

9915

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +1%

3447

Intel Core i7 11700KF

3390

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +43%

34510

Intel Core i7 11700KF

24052

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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Intel Core i7 11700KF

General Parameters

Jan 2021

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Vermeer

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-11700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Official Website

Intel Core i7 11700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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