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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 562 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £120.0 vs £197.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i3-9100F - 870 vs 772 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 24 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1374
63.05644791188618%
Multi-Core
3669
30.87604140368594%
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100F or Ryzen 9 5900X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
568 FPS
£2.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,172.4
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783 FPS
£1.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,504.8
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722 FPS
£1.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,393.2
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657 FPS
£1.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,129.2
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