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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of Core i7-9700KF
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $225.00 vs $343.99
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 54% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700KF - 57 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700KF - $6.03 vs $6.08 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 32 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$343.99
65%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-9700KF or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
5 FPS
$260/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$300/FPS
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