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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-9700KF - 194 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Up to 41% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $218.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.2 vs $1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-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
Ultimate
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 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 |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i7-9700KF
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
194 FPS
$18.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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110 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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62 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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173 FPS
$14.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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153 FPS
$14.05/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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131 FPS
$12.21/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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100 FPS
$14.7/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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135 FPS
$12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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131 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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