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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 23% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9900KF - 144 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - CA$358.98 vs CA$465.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9900KF - CA$2.49 vs CA$3.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
144
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$358.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-9900KF
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
70 FPS
CA$78.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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22 FPS
CA$110.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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