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Core i7-9700 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i7-9700 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 562 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.

Advantages of Core i7-9700

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i7-9700 - 859 vs 793 FPS
  • Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - €136.11 vs €339.00
  • Up to 63% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-9700 - €0.16 vs €0.43 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 12 vs 8 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

793

92%

Value, €/FPS

€0.43/FPS

37%

Price, €

€339

40%

Intel Core i7-9700 processore 3 GHz Scatola 12 MB Cache intelligente

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In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

859

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.16/FPS

100%

Price, €

€136.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1556

74%

Multi-Core

6217

72%

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Core i7-9700

vs

Ryzen 5 5600X

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
8Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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