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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 216 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-9900 - 257 vs 252 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $485.95 vs $667.41
- Up to 29% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-9900 - $1.89 vs $2.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
257
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$485.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $485.95 on Amazon
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Updated 240 minutes ago
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Updated 240 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 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 |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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