Intel Core i9 9900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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Intel Core i9 9900

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900 with 8 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900

1267

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +60%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900

12084

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +141%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900

1589

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +85%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900

7205

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +164%

19092

Blender

Intel Core i9 9900

129

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +214%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900

1265

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +80%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900

7910

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +159%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900

2833

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +52%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900

16692

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +211%

52013

Intel Core i9 9900

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i9-9900

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

170 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

31x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

256 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

24

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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