Intel Core i9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

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Intel Core i9 9900X

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900X with 10 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1800X with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +22%

1182

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

963

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +51%

13994

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

9232

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +32%

1455

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

1096

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +72%

10273

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

5970

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +18%

1165

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

981

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +59%

10704

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

6696

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +17%

2565

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

2178

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +33%

21833

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

16305

Intel Core i9 9900X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i9-9900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

95 W

92 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

8

20

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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