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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 562 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $339.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.77 vs $1.82 per FPS
- 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 6% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9900 - 203 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 32 vs 16 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
203 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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109 FPS
$13.76/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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92 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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178 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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156 FPS
$13.78/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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131 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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98 FPS
$15/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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136 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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131 FPS
$12.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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142 FPS
$40.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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