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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £168.88 vs £259.98
- Up to 31% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 9 5900X - £1.25 vs £1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-9600KF - 144 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 24 vs 6 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
135
93%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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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
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Ryzen 9 5900X
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
116 FPS
£14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
£20.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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