AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs Intel Core i5 11600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz and Intel Core i5 11600KF with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 10 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (120W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+39%
2188
Intel Core i5 11600KF
1564
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+239%
38334
Intel Core i5 11600KF
11277
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+44%
3271
Intel Core i5 11600KF
2258
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+106%
19229
Intel Core i5 11600KF
9291
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Mar 2021
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Rocket Lake
9900X3D
Processor Number
i5-11600KF
AM5
Socket
LGA-1200
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Generation
-
Package
16.63 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
125 W
230 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
2x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
122 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
12
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
5.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
12
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
43
Multiplier
39x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
192 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
50 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2
Execution Units
-
