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Intel Core i9-9990XE vs AMD Epyc 7351. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Core i9-9990XE
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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AMD Epyc 7351
AMD Epyc 7351

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9990XE or AMD Epyc 7351? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9990XE has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 255 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Epyc 7351 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 40% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 43% better overclocked clock speed

    5.10 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9990XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    278 place
AMD Epyc 7351 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7351
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    417 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.14 times more cores

    16 left arrow 14
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.67 times less performance per watt

    170 W left arrow 255 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7351 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    462 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    659 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    124 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    355 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    473 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    67 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    296 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9990XE Intel Core i9-9990XE
AMD Epyc 7351 AMD Epyc 7351
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 Epyc
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow AMD Epyc 7001
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
    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.10 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 AMD Epyc 7351 and Intel Core i9-9990XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9990XE and AMD Epyc 7351 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    255 W left arrow 170 W
  • Tjunction max.
    84 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Core i9-9990XE, 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, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Naples (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9990XE and AMD Epyc 7351.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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