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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 13% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-9600KF - 659 vs 581 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $180.12 vs $369.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.31 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
581
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180.12
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 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 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i5-9600KF
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
400 FPS
$3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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460 FPS
$3.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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527 FPS
$4.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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588 FPS
$4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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370 FPS
$3.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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474 FPS
$4.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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460 FPS
$3.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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491 FPS
$11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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229 FPS
$10.26/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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460 FPS
$3.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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