Intel Core i9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i9 9900X

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900X with 10 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz . 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 6 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +7%

1182

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1102

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +38%

13994

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10106

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +26%

1455

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +78%

10273

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +9%

1165

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +46%

10704

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +6%

2565

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +24%

21833

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

Intel Core i9 9900X

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2018

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

12 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

92 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

8

20

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

37x

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

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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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