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Intel Core i9-9900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900K
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9900K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    208 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    186 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    63 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    115 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    288 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    57 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    663 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    154 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    22 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    281 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    253 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    79 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1051 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    33 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    134 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-10900K 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 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 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 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Core i9-9900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9900K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    119 W / 28 s left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9900K and Intel Core i9-9900K, 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
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9900K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1284
Intel Core i9-9900K
1594
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12450
Intel Core i9-9900K
15245
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
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
518
Intel Core i9-9900K
628
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
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
4995
Intel Core i9-9900K
5724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
219
Intel Core i9-9900K
270
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2245
Intel Core i9-9900K
2611
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
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
1342
Intel Core i9-9900K
1632
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
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
8779
Intel Core i9-9900K
11078
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
5.75
Intel Core i9-9900K
9
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
20192
Intel Core i9-9900K
28555
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

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