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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 637 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $119.99 vs $284.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9900KF - $0.56 vs $1.26 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 226 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
213
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Core i9-9900KF
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
86 FPS
$20.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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