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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 546 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $295.0 vs $450.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $1.54 vs $2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
Value Winner
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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Core i9-9900KF
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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