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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800XT outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800XT is 627 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i9-9900K - 179 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $406.45 vs $468.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9900K - $2.27 vs $2.63 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
99.4413407821229%
Value, $/FPS
$2.63/FPS
86.31178707224335%
Price, $
$468
86%
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$406.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-core, 16-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1668
94.88054607508532%
Multi-Core
7960
93.8568565027709%
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen 7 3800XT
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
$54.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$56.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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56 FPS
$69.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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