AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i7 11700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz 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 5950X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 11700KF 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +5%

1684

Intel Core i7 11700KF

1595

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +91%

28782

Intel Core i7 11700KF

15011

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

2218

Intel Core i7 11700KF +5%

2334

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +29%

13903

Intel Core i7 11700KF

10758

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +2%

93

Intel Core i7 11700KF

91

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +85%

1494

Intel Core i7 11700KF

806

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +6%

1819

Intel Core i7 11700KF

1709

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +85%

18397

Intel Core i7 11700KF

9915

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +2%

3471

Intel Core i7 11700KF

3390

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +89%

45659

Intel Core i7 11700KF

24052

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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Intel Core i7 11700KF

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Mar 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-11700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

64 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

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 11700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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