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Core i7-11700K vs Ryzen 9 5950X


Description
The i7-11700K is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the 5950X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700K gets a score of 742.2 k points while the 5950X gets 1081 k points.

Summarizing, the 5950X is 1.5 times faster than the i7-11700K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
a20f10
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
16/32
TDP
125 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
16x32+16x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
16x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
2x32768 kB
Date
March 2021
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
99.57k points
87.3k points
Mean multithread perf.
742.15k points
1080.96k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-11700K
5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
36.24k
22.91k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
28.87k
26.24k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.76k
11.87k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.7k
26.28k (x1.21)
TOTAL
99.57k
87.3k (x0.88)

Multithread

i7-11700K

5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
315.15k
359.17k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
303.07k
479.04k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.09k
214.59k (x1.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.85k
28.16k (x2.19)
TOTAL
742.15k
1080.96k (x1.46)

Performance/W
i7-11700K
5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
2521 points/W
3421 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2425 points/W
4562 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
889 points/W
2044 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
268 points/W
TOTAL
5937 points/W
10295 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700K
5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
7247 points/GHz
4676 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5775 points/GHz
5355 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2551 points/GHz
2423 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4341 points/GHz
5363 points/GHz
TOTAL
19914 points/GHz
17817 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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