Intel Core i7 11700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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Intel Core i7 11700K

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 11700K with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 11700K 's Advantages

Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

1595

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +27%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

15011

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +94%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

2371

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +24%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

10622

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +79%

19092

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

91

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +30%

119

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

806

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +103%

1643

Blender

Intel Core i7 11700K

206

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +97%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

1704

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +33%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

10087

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +103%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

3412

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +26%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 11700K

24667

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +110%

52013

Intel Core i7 11700K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Mar 2021

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Rocket Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i7-11700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 750

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

170 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

50 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1300 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

64

Texture Units

-

32

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.46 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 11700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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