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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Core i9-9900X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $350.00 vs $378.72
- Up to 3% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 9 7900X - $2.20 vs $2.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9900X - 167 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
97%
Price, $
$378.72
92%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900X or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
118 FPS
$16.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$22.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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167 FPS
$29.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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134 FPS
$18.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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143 FPS
$16.08/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$19.55/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$28.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$37.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$34.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
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16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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