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€202
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Prices and StockMSRP $385
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MSRP $385
Prices and StockMSRP $799
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MSRP $799
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Core i7-9700K
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $202.00 vs $309.90
- Up to 32% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.63 vs $2.38 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
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-9700K - 130 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 32 vs 8 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
124
95%
Value, €/FPS
€1.63/FPS
100%
Price, €
€202
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700K | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-9700K or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
80 FPS
€14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,171.16
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68 FPS
€21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,441.43
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85 FPS
€16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,441.43
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80 FPS
€16.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,324.32
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74 FPS
€47.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€3,512.61
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76 FPS
€10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€810.8
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108 FPS
€47.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€5,133.33
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92 FPS
€27.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,566.67
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130 FPS
€35.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€4,594.59
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68 FPS
€35.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,431.53
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