Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-9600K - 285 vs 268 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €192.66 vs €314.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 5950X - €0.72 vs €1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
285
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.1/FPS
65.45454545454544%
Price, €
€314
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for €314 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2966 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
268
94.03508771929825%
Value, €/FPS
€0.72/FPS
100%
Price, €
€192.66
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €192.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2964 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1712
78.20922795797168%
Multi-Core
6468
53.1951640759931%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |