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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 562 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $260.26 vs $369.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 62% better in League of Legends than Core i7-9700 - 299 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-9700 - $1.23 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 32 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
299
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
70%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700 or Ryzen 9 5950X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
278 FPS
$3.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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281 FPS
$5.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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284 FPS
$5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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288 FPS
$7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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292 FPS
$8.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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279 FPS
$5.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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285 FPS
$6.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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284 FPS
$5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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286 FPS
$19.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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273 FPS
$8.61/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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