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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2257 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-5930K - 385 vs 341 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $279.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 55% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-5930K - $0.72 vs $1.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 24 vs 12 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
385
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
341
88.57142857142857%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
44.72049689440993%
Price, $
$549.95
50%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Updated 348674 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
53.05185865075723%
Multi-Core
5480
46.11630059749221%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Haswell E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-5930K
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
315 FPS
$5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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149 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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318 FPS
$9.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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318 FPS
$9.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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236 FPS
$7.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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318 FPS
$9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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236 FPS
$8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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379 FPS
$7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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204 FPS
$6.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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292 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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