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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-9800X - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - CA$377.00 vs CA$1838.24
- Up to 80% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-9800X - CA$1.96 vs CA$9.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores Up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 3.8 BX80673I79800X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
192
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$377
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-9800X or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
147 FPS
CA$37.41/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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