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£131.17
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AvailabilityMSRP $399
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MSRP $399
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Core i5-9600
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £131.17 vs £488.99
- Up to 68% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.75 vs £2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 20% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-9600 - 212 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 16 vs 6 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
176
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£131.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.31/FPS
32%
Price, £
£488.99
26%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
Buy for £488.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-9600 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
179 FPS
£8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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179 FPS
£9.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619
In Stock
179 FPS
£10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,949.99
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