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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1457 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £328.88 vs £528.19
- Up to 33% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £1.43 vs £2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 7% better in Fortnite than Core i9-9900KF - 246 vs 230 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
230
93%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£328.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
246
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.15/FPS
66%
Price, £
£528.19
62%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 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 | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
246 FPS
£13.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
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246 FPS
£14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,499.99
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