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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $799
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-9900X - 268 vs 258 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $369.0 vs $590.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-9900X - $1.38 vs $2.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
268
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
135 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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163 FPS
$9.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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196 FPS
$10.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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228 FPS
$10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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121 FPS
$12.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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170 FPS
$11.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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163 FPS
$9.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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178 FPS
$32.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
$40.52/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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163 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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