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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 216 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i9-9900 - 209 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $293.92 vs $515.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.44 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
204
97%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$293.92
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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