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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $279.13 vs $1199.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1.18 vs $5.02 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-9700K - 239 vs 236 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
236
98.74476987447699%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
239
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.02/FPS
23.50597609561753%
Price, $
$1199.99
23%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1670
79.82791586998088%
Multi-Core
7089
81.8685760480425%
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Ryzen 5 5600X
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
117 FPS
$8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
164 FPS
$9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
138 FPS
$7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
117 FPS
$10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
190 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
In Stock
110 FPS
$9.36/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
In Stock
117 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
124 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
138 FPS
$16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
103 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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