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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 596 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than Ryzen 7 1700X - 811 vs 742 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - €116.49 vs €209.12
- Up to 38% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-9600K - €0.16 vs €0.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 16 vs 6 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
811
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.26/FPS
61%
Price, €
€209.12
55%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Prozessor (9M Cache, bis zu 4,60 GHz), schwarz
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Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
742
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€116.49
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Prozessor 3,4 GHz 16 MB L3
Buy for €116.49 on Amazon
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Updated 152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Ryzen 7 1700X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
328 FPS
€2.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 7 1700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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