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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 1548 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 23% better in Valorant than Core i9-9900X - 963 vs 785 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $369.0 vs $590.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9900X - $0.38 vs $0.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
963
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900X or Ryzen 9 7900
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
660 FPS
$3.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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660 FPS
$3.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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660 FPS
$2.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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925 FPS
$3.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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