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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 556 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - £178.58 vs £450.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-9900K - £0.83 vs £2.05 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 1600X - 219 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
215
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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