Intel Core i9 9900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900 with 8 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900 with 12 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900
1267
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+60%
2034
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900
12084
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+142%
29358
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900
1589
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+85%
2946
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900
7205
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+141%
17413
Blender
Intel Core i9 9900
129
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+258%
463
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900
1265
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+69%
2148
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900
7910
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+126%
17950
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900
2833
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+46%
4149
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900
16692
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
+192%
48837
General Parameters
Apr 2019
Release Date
Jan 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Raphael)
i9-9900
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
-
-
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.1 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
90 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
12
16
Performance Core Threads
24
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
31x
Multiplier
37x
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
192
Shader Units
128
24
Texture Units
8
3
Raster Operation Units
4
24
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.38 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.56 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
