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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 748 days newer than Core i5-9600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-9600 - 243 vs 220 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
220
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-9600
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
84 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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169 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4080
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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243 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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115 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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