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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1065 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KS.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 127 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 13% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-9900KS - 156 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $321.14 vs $1499.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-9900KS - $2.06 vs $10.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 24 vs 16 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
156
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$321.14
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28th, 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 | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
127 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KS or Ryzen 9 7900X
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
129 FPS
$17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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129 FPS
$19.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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130 FPS
$18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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91 FPS
$33.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,087.98
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110 FPS
$19.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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129 FPS
$23.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,049.99
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136 FPS
$16.91/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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110 FPS
$22.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$26.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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55 FPS
$41.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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