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Core i7-9800X vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-9800X vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9800X - 179 vs 171 FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 105 vs 165 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 32 vs 16 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

171

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.71/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1021.74

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 1,021.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 250 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1368

62%

Multi-Core

7353

60%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo

Core i7-9800X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
32
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
165 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
38.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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