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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700F is 369 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - £115.93 vs £328.66
- Up to 64% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-9700F - £0.54 vs £1.48 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 222 vs 216 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
216
97.2972972972973%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£115.93
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Updated 2721 minutes ago
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
222
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
36.48648648648649%
Price, £
£328.66
35%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core Up to 4.7 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W | BX80684I79700F
Buy for £328.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2721 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1237
79.85797288573274%
Multi-Core
5263
84.1272378516624%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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