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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9900X - 130 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $375.22 vs $550.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9900X - $2.89 vs $4.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$375.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
122
93.84615384615384%
Value, $/FPS
$4.51/FPS
64.079822616408%
Price, $
$550
68%
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Updated 348671 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1488
67.97624486066697%
Multi-Core
9516
78.26301505057982%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-9900X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
80 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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104 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
130 FPS
$30.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
In Stock
83 FPS
$16.26/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
In Stock
125 FPS
$20.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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88 FPS
$17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
101 FPS
$16.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
102 FPS
$19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
In Stock
88 FPS
$17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
108 FPS
$52.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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