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Intel Core i3-9100 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Core i3-9100
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i3-9100 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    862 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 47% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-9100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    323 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    462 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    472 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    726 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    849 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    48 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    599 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    293 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.23 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    110 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    157 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    405 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    100 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-8100 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i3-10100 left arrow --
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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2020
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and Intel Core i3-9100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-9100 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-9100 and Intel Core i3-9100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow FP6
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-9100 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
445
Intel Core i3-9100
543
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1630
Intel Core i3-9100
4320
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1069
Intel Core i3-9100
1414
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3249
Intel Core i3-9100
8140
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
422
Intel Core i3-9100
2048
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

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