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Core i9-9900X vs Ryzen 5 5600

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

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1279 days newer than Core i9-9900X.

Advantages of Core i9-9900X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 14% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9900X - 178 vs 156 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

156

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

178

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1488

73%

Multi-Core

9516

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

100%

Multi-Core

8539

90%

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo

Core i9-9900X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Apr 20th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads12
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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