Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 50% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-9900X - 218 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $401.42 vs $431.41
- Up to 38% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-9900X - $2.04 vs $3.3 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 32 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
218
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.04/FPS
100%
Price, €
€445.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 16 |
20 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 170 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |