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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Released
Q1/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i9-9900KF

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X has a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2022.

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 7700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    45 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% better overclocked clock speed

    5.40 GHz left arrow 5.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    55 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    591 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    73 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    11 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    143 left arrow score
  • 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 7700X AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Intel Core i9-9900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 7 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 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.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
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 Graphics (Raphael) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9 left arrow
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 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
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    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 i9-9900KF and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 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)
    142 W 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 7700X and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM5 (LGA 1718) left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2019
  • Part Number
    100-100000591WOF left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 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
2010
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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
20399
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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
773
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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
7944
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
4995
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
2202
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
219
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
14487
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
2245
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
36536
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
1342
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
322
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8779
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
3328
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
20192
Intel Core i9-9900KF

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