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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5700X is 1077 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 54% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900 - 54 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $169.21 vs $372.84
- Up to 71% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900 - $3.13 vs $10.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
35
64.81481481481481%
Value, $/FPS
$10.65/FPS
29.389671361502344%
Price, $
$372.84
45%
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Updated 348542 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1611
75.95473833097596%
Multi-Core
7204
74.04666461095694%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Core i9-9900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
16 FPS
$89.06/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1099.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$679.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$679.99
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1 FPS
$1149.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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16 FPS
$91.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
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1 FPS
$1209/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209
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1 FPS
$1179.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,179.99
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1 FPS
$1049.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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26 FPS
$73.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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