AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i9-11900K
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 71 72
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Top speed 4.7 GHz 5.3 GHz
Rated power 105 W 125 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20202021
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X better than the Intel Core i9-11900K for gaming?
No — 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 3090 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER for the Intel Core i9-11900K.