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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 374 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KS.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 13% better in War Thunder than Core i9-9900KS - 230 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $279.0 vs $535.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-9900KS - $1.21 vs $2.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 105 vs 127 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 24 vs 16 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
203
88.26086956521739%
Value, $/FPS
$2.64/FPS
45.83333333333333%
Price, $
$535
52%
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Single-Core
1780
81.68884809545663%
Multi-Core
8596
72.33863502482538%
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28th, 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 | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 127 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KS or Ryzen 9 5900X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
215 FPS
$8.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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183 FPS
$9.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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216 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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216 FPS
$14.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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200 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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216 FPS
$13.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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200 FPS
$9.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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228 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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194 FPS
$7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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211 FPS
$9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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