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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Ready or Not than Core i9-9900X - 287 vs 269 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - CA$377.00 vs CA$578.13
- Up to 39% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i9-9900X - CA$1.31 vs CA$2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 24 vs 20 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
287
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$377
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 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 |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900X or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
188 FPS
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