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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 402 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9900K - 125 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $385.00 vs $485.95
- Up to 20% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 3950X - $3.10 vs $3.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.89/FPS
80%
Price, $
$485.95
79%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i9-9900K
With selected game settings
68 FPS
$30.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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72 FPS
$52.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$61.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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85 FPS
$55.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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