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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 1538 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Core i9-9900K - 963 vs 806 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $406.02 vs $468.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9900K - $0.42 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
806
83.69678089304257%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
72.41379310344827%
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 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
963
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$406.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1668
59.107016300496106%
Multi-Core
7960
45.54036272097946%
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
876 FPS
$2.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,549.99
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963 FPS
$6.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,951.98
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925 FPS
$3.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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925 FPS
$2.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
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609 FPS
$7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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548 FPS
$6.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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911 FPS
$3.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,049.99
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510 FPS
$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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925 FPS
$3.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,129.99
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