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In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 816 days newer than Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 12% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-9960X - 142 vs 127 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
127
89.43661971830986%
Value, $/FPS
$11.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1499.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 9 5900
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
40 FPS
$34.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.95
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$18.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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85 FPS
$17.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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85 FPS
$38.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,281.99
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