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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1358 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $295.0 vs $599.99
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 124% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900KF - 85 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900KF - $7.06 vs $7.76 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$599.99
49%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 9 7950X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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