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Core i5-9600KF vs Ryzen 7 7700X

Core i5-9600KF vs Ryzen 7 7700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
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 272 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
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 272 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 1358 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.

Advantages of Core i5-9600KF

  • Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £99.97 vs £488.99
  • Up to 73% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.49 vs £1.84 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 31% better in Rust than Core i5-9600KF - 266 vs 203 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo
Core i5-9600KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

203

76%

Value, £/FPS

£0.49/FPS

100%

Price, £

£99.97

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor

Buy for £99.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 272 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

266

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.84/FPS

27%

Price, £

£488.99

20%

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 272 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo
Core i5-9600KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo
Core i5-9600KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1587

55%

Multi-Core

5707

37%

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2908

100%

Multi-Core

15263

100%

Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo

Core i5-9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo

Ryzen 7 7700X

Jan 8th, 2019Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
37.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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