AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i9-9990XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Core i9-9990XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Core i9-9990XE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 84°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 255 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3924 vs 2970

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Jan 2023 vs 19 Oct 2018
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 84°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 255 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3924 vs 2970

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9990XE

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2446677.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
630784x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30162 vs 27231

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 32MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30162 vs 27231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9990XE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3924

2970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27231

30162

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Intel Core i9-9990XE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3924	2970
PassMark - CPU mark	27231	30162
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6614

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Essentials
Launch date	14 Jan 2023	19 Oct 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	423	380
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		i9-9980XE
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	255 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	44
PCIe configurations	5.0
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)