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Core i9-9900 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i9-9900 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 562 days newer than Core i9-9900.

Advantages of Core i9-9900

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 8% better in No Man's Sky than Core i9-9900 - 193 vs 179 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 24 vs 16 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

179

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.25/FPS

100%

Price, €

€242.21

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 242.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1611

74%

Multi-Core

7204

61%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo

Core i9-9900

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i9-9900 or Ryzen 9 5900X

With selected game settings

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