AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-11900K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 73 72
Cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Top speed 4.8 GHz 5.3 GHz
Rated power 105 W 125 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20202021
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X better than the Intel Core i9-11900K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X scores 73 and the Intel Core i9-11900K 72.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER for the Intel Core i9-11900K.