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

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Released
Q1/2019
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Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i9-9900KF

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

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

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

Intel Core i9-9900KF has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    143 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.9 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    130 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    295 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    56 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    153 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    70 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    282 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i9-9900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
    4 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800X left arrow --
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-10900KF
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
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 5.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.70 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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9900KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

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

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 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
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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

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
1594
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
1284
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
15245
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
12450
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
628
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
518
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
5724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
4995
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
270
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
219
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
2611
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
2245
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
1632
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
1342
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
11078
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
8779
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
9
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
5.75
Intel Core i9-9900KF
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
28555
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
20192
Intel Core i9-9900KF

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