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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 1352 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9900 - 187 vs 174 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 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $339.0 vs $582.8
- Up to 38% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $1.95 vs $3.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.12/FPS
62%
Price, $
$582.8
58%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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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
Max
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i9-9900
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
187 FPS
$24.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,599.99
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187 FPS
$21.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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144 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,049.99
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160 FPS
$21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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136 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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153 FPS
$19.61/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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