Intel Core i9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900X with 10 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 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 i9 9900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1178

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +28%

1509

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

13952

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +1%

14114

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1455

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +7%

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +22%

10273

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

8390

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1165

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +39%

1625

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +13%

10704

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

9452

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

2565

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +31%

3363

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

21833

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +21%

26541

Intel Core i9 9900X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 3

i9-9900X

Processor Number

Vermeer

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

92 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

8

20

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

4 M

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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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