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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1358 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £411.57 vs £1099.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 9 7900X - £2.67 vs £6.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Dead Space than Core i9-9900KF - 166 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
154
93%
Value, £/FPS
£2.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£411.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.63/FPS
40%
Price, £
£1099.99
37%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
88 FPS
£14.19/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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139 FPS
£26.98/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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139 FPS
£29.64/FPS
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