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CA$659
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - CA$315.0 vs CA$659.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900K - CA$8.51 vs CA$17.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
37
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$8.51/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$315
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 7498 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen 7 3700X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1337.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$4226.17/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$4,226.17
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