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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 556 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $195.0 vs $385.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 118% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1500X - 37 vs 17 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
66.18705035971223%
Multi-Core
3644
45.778894472361806%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i9-9900K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Core i9-9900K
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GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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