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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-9960X - 170 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $265.72 vs $630.62
- Up to 59% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-9960X - $1.56 vs $3.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
170
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€265.72
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 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 |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
120 FPS
€24.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
€19.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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142 FPS
€13.83/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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121 FPS
€23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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98 FPS
€20.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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121 FPS
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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
€12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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98 FPS
€14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
€17.54/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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