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Intel Core i9-9900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900K
Released
Q1/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X? 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 Threadripper 3990X has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 64 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    208 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 280 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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    71 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 8 times more cores

    64 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    5 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    186 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    4 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    34 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
  • 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 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 64
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 128
  • 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 Threadripper 3990X 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 2048 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 72
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9900K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 280 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
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 256.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Castle Peak (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow TRX4 (sTRX4)
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q1/2020

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 Threadripper 3990X.

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
1254
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
74422
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
495
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
24763
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
200
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
10542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
1219
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
34670
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
59
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
163.8
Intel Core i9-9900K
28.9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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
80798
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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