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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Core i7-9800X
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $117.07 vs $265.72
- Up to 43% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.66 vs $1.16 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 30% better in War Thunder than Core i7-9800X - 230 vs 177 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 - 24 vs 16 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
177
77%
Value, €/FPS
€0.66/FPS
100%
Price, €
€117.07
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-9800X or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
215 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,962.14
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183 FPS
€8.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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€1,504.5
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226 FPS
€8.69/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,963.95
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216 FPS
€12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,792.78
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200 FPS
€10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,027.02
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216 FPS
€7.36/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,590.08
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216 FPS
€12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,792.78
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211 FPS
€6.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€1,441.43
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200 FPS
€7.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,441.43
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211 FPS
€9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,981.97
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