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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 562 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Core i7-9700F
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$349.97 vs CA$379.95
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-9700F - 236 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-9700F - CA$1.61 vs CA$1.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 24 vs 8 threads
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Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
236
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$379.95
92%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700F | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Ryzen 9 5900X
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125 FPS
CA$20/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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218 FPS
CA$25.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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167 FPS
CA$15.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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217 FPS
CA$18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
CA$17.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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