Intel Core i7 9800X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 9800X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 17MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1263

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +16%

1476

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

13055

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +11%

14514

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1314

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +63%

2144

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

7991

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +42%

11358

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1225

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +32%

1628

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

9648

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +20%

11614

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

2573

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +24%

3196

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

18121

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D +55%

28112

Intel Core i7 9800X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i7-9800X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

8

16

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

17 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR4-2933, DDR4-2667

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 9800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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