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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 637 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 184 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $195.0 vs $286.74
- Up to 27% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-9900KF - $1.14 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
73%
Price, $
$286.74
68%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
171
92%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 5 1500X
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
82 FPS
$21.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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