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$400
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MSRP $699
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1538 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $400.00 vs $744.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $1.32 vs $2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 6% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i9-9900K - 322 vs 304 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
304
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$400
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
322
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.31/FPS
57%
Price, $
$744.99
53%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900K | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
131 FPS
$16.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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282 FPS
$14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$4,169.99
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236 FPS
$13.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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236 FPS
$14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,449.99
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169 FPS
$27.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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247 FPS
$12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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322 FPS
$21.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$7,049.99
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178 FPS
$20.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$3,569.99
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178 FPS
$16.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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322 FPS
$25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$8,269.99
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270 FPS
$11.11/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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139 FPS
$27.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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122 FPS
$31.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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