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Intel Core i7-9800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i7-9800X
Intel Core i7-9800X
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2020-01-06
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-9800X or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-9800X has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz. 6 / 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2020-01-06.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 65% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    153 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    90 place
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    205 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    223 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    325 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    429 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    245 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    331 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000U
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 4000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.8 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
    None left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 6
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1500 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 6
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 384
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Intel Core i7-9800X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-9800X and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    165 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 10 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 10-25 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-9800X and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.5 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow 2020-01-06
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Renoir
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000084
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-9800X

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 4 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 2480.737077 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 4 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PN50
Duration: 403.106 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-9800X and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1271.000000
Intel Core i7-9800X
1151.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

13067.000000
Intel Core i7-9800X
5620.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

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