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AvailabilityMSRP $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Core i5-9600K
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £142.61 vs £488.99
- Up to 67% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.55 vs £1.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 15% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-9600K - 297 vs 258 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 16 vs 6 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
258
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£142.61
100%
Value Winner
Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
297
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.65/FPS
33%
Price, £
£488.99
29%
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
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Updated 180 minutes ago
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K | 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 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
210 FPS
£7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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210 FPS
£7.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619
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210 FPS
£9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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