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AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i9-9800X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2020
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Released
Q4/2018
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Intel Core i9-9800X
Intel Core i9-9800X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or Intel Core i9-9800X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Intel Core i9-9800X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Reasons to consider
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  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500C CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    252 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    811 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    278 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 45% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    223 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    163 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    244 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Intel Core i9-9800X Intel Core i9-9800X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000C left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
CPU Technical specs

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.

  • Frequency
    2.10 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    1.20 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow
  • Shader
    512 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    8 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i9-9800X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 165 W
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 17.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Picasso (Zen+) left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    FP5 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i9-9800X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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