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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 667 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Core i9-9900KF - 214 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $279.0 vs $283.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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
Highest
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1691
77.60440569068379%
Multi-Core
8053
67.76908188167971%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 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 i9-9900KF
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
138 FPS
$17.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,395
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80 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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139 FPS
$22.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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139 FPS
$25.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,499.99
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107 FPS
$21.03/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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139 FPS
$20.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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107 FPS
$14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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97 FPS
$18.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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128 FPS
$21.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699.99
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128 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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