AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i7 11700

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 11700 with 8 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

Intel Core i7 11700 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

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

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +16%

1670

Intel Core i7 11700

1437

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +117%

22046

Intel Core i7 11700

10116

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +5%

2235

Intel Core i7 11700

2116

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +32%

12589

Intel Core i7 11700

9530

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +60%

1189

Intel Core i7 11700

742

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

1639

Intel Core i7 11700

1655

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +45%

14023

Intel Core i7 11700

9636

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +10%

3470

Intel Core i7 11700

3150

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +97%

39196

Intel Core i7 11700

19865

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Core i7 11700

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

i7-11700

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

No

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

25x

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

No

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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 11700

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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