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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900KS is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1065 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KS.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $535.0 vs $899.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 9 7950X - $3.88 vs $5.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 127 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 17% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9900KS - 162 vs 138 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 32 vs 16 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
138
85.18518518518519%
Value, $/FPS
$3.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$535
100%
Value 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 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.56/FPS
69.7841726618705%
Price, $
$899.99
59%
FPS Winner
INLAND Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM5 Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Single-Core
1780
60.585432266848194%
Multi-Core
8596
44.55501995542425%
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
127 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KS or Ryzen 9 7950X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
162 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
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80 FPS
$35.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,839
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162 FPS
$20.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
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35 FPS
$67.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,369
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162 FPS
$25.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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80 FPS
$33.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,689
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65 FPS
$45.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,979
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127 FPS
$32.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,139.99
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136 FPS
$24.12/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,280.03
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59 FPS
$52.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,099
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