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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 667 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 4% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-9900KF - 522 vs 500 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £197.0 vs £300.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1691
77.60440569068379%
Multi-Core
8053
67.76908188167971%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-9900KF
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
195 FPS
£6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,172.4
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363 FPS
£4.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,504.8
In Stock
304 FPS
£4.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,393.2
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254 FPS
£4.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,129.2
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