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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1770 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-5930K - 216 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $395.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 35% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-5930K - $1.83 vs $2.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 24 vs 12 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Ryzen 9 3900X
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
190 FPS
$7.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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198 FPS
$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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190 FPS
$14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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173 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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