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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 48% better in League of Legends than Core i5-9600K - 299 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $91.4 vs $230.31
- Up to 41% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.5 vs $0.85 per FPS
- 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
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
299
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
58.82352941176471%
Price, €
€255.64
39%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
67.55852842809364%
Value, €/FPS
€0.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 2964 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1712
78.20922795797168%
Multi-Core
6468
53.1951640759931%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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