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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i9-9900X - 367 vs 353 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $445.0 vs $550.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-9900X - $1.21 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 24 vs 20 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
353
96.18528610354224%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
77.56410256410255%
Price, $
$550
80%
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
367
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$445
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1488
87.89131718842292%
Multi-Core
9516
95.75367277118131%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900X or Ryzen 9 3900X
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
275 FPS
$14.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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275 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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218 FPS
$8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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