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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-9900K - 137 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - CA$509.0 vs CA$659.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-9900K - CA$3.72 vs CA$5.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
137
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.72/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$509
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen 9 7900X
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
117 FPS
CA$22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$31.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$27.72/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$34.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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102 FPS
CA$31.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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