Intel Core i9-11900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
For gaming, the Intel Core i9-11900K is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 72 71
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Top speed 5.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Rated power 125 W 105 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20212020
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i9-11900K better than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the Intel Core i9-11900K scores 72 and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 71.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER for the Intel Core i9-11900K, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X.