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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 546 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $295.0 vs $450.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Remnant II than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $3.24 vs $4.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
Value 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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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 9 3900XT
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$45.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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