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Core i7-9700K vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-9700K vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $385

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Availability

MSRP $549

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K.

Advantages of Core i7-9700K

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Starfield than Core i7-9700K - 71 vs 62 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 24 vs 8 threads
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

62

87%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

71

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.87/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

77%

Multi-Core

7089

60%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo

Core i7-9700K

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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