AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i9-9900K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is 3% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 68 66
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Top speed 4.6 GHz 5 GHz
Rated power 65 W 95 W
Games at recommended 228 223
Released20202018
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X better than the Intel Core i9-9900K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X scores 68 and the Intel Core i9-9900K 66.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, and the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT for the Intel Core i9-9900K.