Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 667 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Core i9-9900KF - 231 vs 208 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $249.0 vs $269.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9900KF - $1.08 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |