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Core i5-9600K vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i5-9600K vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than Core i5-9600K.

Advantages of Core i5-9600K

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-9600K - 203 vs 194 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 32 vs 6 threads
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

194

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

203

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1020.3

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 1,020.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1712

78%

Multi-Core

6468

53%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Core i5-9600K

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
32
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier34.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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