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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 667 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i7-9700KF - 870 vs 806 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $261.99 vs $280.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-9700KF - $0.3 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
870
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-9700KF
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
749 FPS
$3.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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746 FPS
$2.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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568 FPS
$2.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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479 FPS
$2.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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749 FPS
$3.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,523.83
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657 FPS
$2.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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657 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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749 FPS
$3.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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624 FPS
$2.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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719 FPS
$2.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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