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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 180 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i5-9600KF - 208 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £168.88 vs £215.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.83 vs £1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
203
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i5-9600KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
59 FPS
£21.34/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 3800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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