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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9960X - 217 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $289.00 vs $699.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9960X - $1.33 vs $3.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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1920 x 1080
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Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
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217
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Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
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$289
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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