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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 402 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 3950X - 131 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $145.0 vs $495.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.11 vs $3.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/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
Very High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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