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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 340 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - £96.29 vs £419.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9900K - £0.48 vs £2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 3500X - 207 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
202
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.29
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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In Stock
Updated 95 minutes ago
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
207
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.03/FPS
23%
Price, £
£419.99
22%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)
Buy for £419.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 95 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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