AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i9 9900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 9900KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Intel Core i9 9900KF 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
930
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+35%
1260
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4641
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+171%
12606
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1136
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+41%
1612
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3734
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+104%
7648
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
918
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+41%
1300
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3861
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+129%
8856
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
2111
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+39%
2945
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
9063
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+103%
18462
General Parameters
Apr 2017
Release Date
Jan 2019
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-9900KF
AM4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
95 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
36x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
39.74 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
