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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 321 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $295.0 vs $495.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 3950X - $2.17 vs $3.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9900KF - 137 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
136
99%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/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 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread 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 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 9 3950X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$18.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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