Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 120 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $106.47 vs $295.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-9900KF - $0.15 vs $0.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Rocket League than Ryzen 5 2500X - 731 vs 701 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 16 vs 8 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
701
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
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Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |