Ryzen 9 7900X vs Core i9-9900

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $423

Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1253 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-9900 - 189 vs 164 FPS
Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $348.97 vs $667.41
Up to 55% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-9900 - $1.85 vs $4.07 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i9-9900

Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts

This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

189

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.85/FPS

100%

Price, $

$348.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $348.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 305 minutes ago

Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

FPS

164

87%

Value, $/FPS

$4.07/FPS

45%

Price, $

$667.41

52%

Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail

Buy for $667.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 306 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

1920 x 1080

Ultra

160

FPS

196

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

189

FPS

234

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

211

FPS

392

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

208

FPS

222

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

787

FPS

965

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2953

100%

Multi-Core

17898

100%

Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Single-Core

1610

55%

Multi-Core

7225

40%

Ryzen 9 7900X	vs	Core i9-9900
Sep 27th, 2022	Release Date	Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen 9	Collection	Core i9
Raphael	Codename	Coffee Lake
AMD Socket AM5	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12	Cores	8
24	Threads	16
4.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.1 GHz
5.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
170 W	TDP	65 W
5 nm	Process Size	14 nm
47.0x	Multiplier	31.0x
Radeon Graphics	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	No