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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 596 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 4% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 280 vs 269 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $145.0 vs $225.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen 7 1700X - $0.52 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
280
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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