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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $359.0 vs $375.22
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-9900KF - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-9900KF - $3.1 vs $3.21 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$375.22
95%
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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Ryzen 9 5950X
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$15.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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88 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
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121 FPS
$33.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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74 FPS
$18.24/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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107 FPS
$24.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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77 FPS
$19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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86 FPS
$19.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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86 FPS
$22.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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77 FPS
$19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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91 FPS
$62.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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