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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 1352 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £310.0 vs £392.88
- Up to 11% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £1.82 vs £2.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 13% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-9900 - 192 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 24 vs 16 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
192
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
88%
Price, £
£392.88
78%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
130 FPS
£14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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