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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 113 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 3400G - 195 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $132.0 vs $535.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9900KS - $0.73 vs $2.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.74/FPS
26.642335766423354%
Price, $
$535
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
182
93.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Updated 348799 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
63.370786516853926%
Multi-Core
3619
42.10097719869707%
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 127 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KS or Ryzen 5 3400G
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
23 FPS
$36.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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6 FPS
$176.5/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,059
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