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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1548 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 17% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9920X - 258 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $368.99 vs $595.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9920X - $1.43 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
220
85.27131782945736%
Value, $/FPS
$2.7/FPS
52.962962962962955%
Price, $
$595
62%
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 350667 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1413
50.03541076487252%
Multi-Core
9442
56.393716777160606%
Intel Core i9-9920X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9920X or Ryzen 9 7900
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
214 FPS
$15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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