Intel Core i9 7920X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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Intel Core i9 7920X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7920X with 12 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 16 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7920X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 17MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7920X

1053

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +121%

2331

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7920X

4327

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +212%

13539

Intel Core i9 7920X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

Jul 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i9-7920X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

-

Transistor Count

8.3 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

2x74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

12

24

Performance Core Threads

24

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

12

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

33.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

17 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7920X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

3.0

PCIe Version

4

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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