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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600 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 i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 8% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-9600 - 144 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $175.0 vs $195.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-9600 - $1.22 vs $1.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 16 vs 6 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600 or Ryzen 7 5800X
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$22.56/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$13.88/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$42.35/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$23.87/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$38.6/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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86 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$28.23/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$34.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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62 FPS
$17.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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78 FPS
$21.26/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
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