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Prices and StockMSRP $423
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MSRP $423
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 562 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-9900 - 168 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $165.99 vs $667.41
- Up to 76% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-9900 - $0.99 vs $4.15 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i9-9900
With selected game settings
82 FPS
$12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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107 FPS
$20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,197.77
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99 FPS
$33.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,348
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60 FPS
$27.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,653.88
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82 FPS
$22.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,839
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108 FPS
$33.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,656.99
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119 FPS
$16.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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99 FPS
$16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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100 FPS
$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,497.99
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99 FPS
$30.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,978.88
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