What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7601 or Intel Core i9-9900X? Which processor is faster?
We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.
AMD Epyc 7601 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i9-9900X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
score
More number of cores
22 times more cores
10
Common positions AMD Epyc 7601 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
score
Higher clock speed
Around 37% better clock speed
2.20 GHz
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 29 % better overclocked clock speed
3.20 GHz
Performance per watt
About 0.92 times less performance per watt
180 W
Common positions Intel Core i9-9900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
AMD Epyc 7601
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9
9
Intel Core i 9000X
Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.
3.50 GHz
10
4.50 GHz
20
Yes
Yes
normal
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
no iGPU
No turbo
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9900X and AMD Epyc 7601. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
DDR4-2666
128 GB
No
4
3.0
44
Yes
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7601 and Intel Core i9-9900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.
165 W
92 °C
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7601 and AMD Epyc 7601, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
x86-64 (64 bit)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
19.00 MB
Skylake X Refresh
14 nm
LGA 2066
Q4/2018
Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7601 and Intel Core i9-9900X.
Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!
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