intel core i7 11700k vs amd ryzen 9 5900hx

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i7 11700K (Desktop) 8-cores against AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (Laptop) 8-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i7 11700K and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11700K
  • Newer released 0 years later
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than the Intel Core i7 11700K – 45 vs 125 Watt
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
15122
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
25025
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
10160

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i7 11700k and ryzen 9 5900hx

General

Intel Core i7 11700K AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Vendor Intel AMD
Released April 30 2021 January 7 2021
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Cezanne H
Socket FCLGA1200 FP6
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Performance

Intel Core i7 11700K AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Base Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5 GHz 4.6 GHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16 MB (shared) 16 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i7 11700K AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Fabrication process 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W 45 W
Max. temperature 100°C 105°C

Memory support

Intel Core i7 11700K AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Memory types DDR4 DDR4-4266
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 50 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Intel Core i7 11700K AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 750 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.3 MHz MHz
Shading Units 256 512
TMUs 64 32
ROPs 32 8
Execution Units 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.46 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i7 11700K AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Official site Intel Core i7 11700K official page AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX official page
PCI Express Version 4 3
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX or Intel Core i7 11700K?