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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 637 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 1600X - 284 vs 274 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - CA$307.08 vs CA$466.16
- Up to 32% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-9900KF - CA$1.12 vs CA$1.65 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
284
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.65/FPS
67.87878787878789%
Price, CA$
CA$466.16
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 156 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
274
96.47887323943662%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$307.08
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
Buy for CA$307.08 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1123
66.41040804257835%
Multi-Core
4766
59.18291320004967%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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