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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Core i7-9700K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 4% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-9700K - 124 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $175.95 vs $224.22
- Up to 24% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-9700K - $1.42 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700K | vs | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-9700K or Ryzen 7 5800X
With selected game settings
77 FPS
$12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$23.88/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$26.67/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$23.66/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$37.2/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.46/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$28.03/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
$19.42/FPS
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$21.05/FPS
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96 FPS
$37.57/FPS
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