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In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 627 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-9500 - 187 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $160.74 vs $399.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $0.9 vs $2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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