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Core i9-9900KF vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i9-9900KF vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 667 days newer than Core i9-9900KF.

Advantages of Core i9-9900KF

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9900KF - 178 vs 174 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo
Core i9-9900KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

174

98%

Value, £/FPS

£2.37/FPS

100%

Price, £

£411.57

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)

Buy for £411.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

178

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo
Core i9-9900KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo
Core i9-9900KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1691

81%

Multi-Core

8053

93%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo

Core i9-9900KF

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Jan 8th, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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