AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i9 9900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Intel Core i9 9900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 9900K with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Intel Core i9 9900K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

1234

Intel Core i9 9900K +34%

1665

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

4269

Intel Core i9 9900K +49%

6395

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

971

Intel Core i9 9900K +30%

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3880

Intel Core i9 9900K +116%

8406

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

2313

Intel Core i9 9900K +27%

2945

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

9465

Intel Core i9 9900K +94%

18381

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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Intel Core i9 9900K

General Parameters

Sep 2018

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-9900K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9900K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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