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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £235.0 vs £259.98
- Up to 6% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - £1.32 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Core i7-10700K - 185 vs 178 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700K - 24 vs 16 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
178
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£235
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-10700K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £259.98 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-10700K or Ryzen 9 5900X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
156 FPS
£10.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,646.4
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110 FPS
£14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,593.6
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