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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1352 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £310.00 vs £1179.89
- Up to 71% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £2.63 vs £8.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 12% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9900 - 132 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 32 vs 16 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
132
100%
Value, £/FPS
£8.94/FPS
29%
Price, £
£1179.89
26%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
132 FPS
£17.12/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
£26.5/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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