Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900X is 449 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $394.0 vs $590.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9900X - $0.6 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 3 1200 - 713 vs 658 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 20 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
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Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 10 |
4 | Threads | 20 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |