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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 9% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9900K - 148 vs 136 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $375.22 vs $468.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9900K - $2.54 vs $3.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
136
91.8918918918919%
Value, $/FPS
$3.44/FPS
73.83720930232558%
Price, $
$468
80%
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.54/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1668
76.19917770671539%
Multi-Core
7960
65.46591002549552%
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen 9 5950X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
$10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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130 FPS
$12.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
148 FPS
$27.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
In Stock
110 FPS
$12.27/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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147 FPS
$17.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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114 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
127 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
128 FPS
$15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
In Stock
114 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
133 FPS
$42.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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