AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i7-9700K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Intel Core i7-9700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700K

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2875 vs 2324
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14458 vs 9467
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1306 vs 987
  • Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7386 vs 3765
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache 12 MB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2875 vs 2324
PassMark - CPU mark 14458 vs 9467
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1306 vs 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7386 vs 3765

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2324
2875
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9467
14458
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
987
1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3765
7386
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i7-9700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2324 2875
PassMark - CPU mark 9467 14458
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 987 1306
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3765 7386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.67
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2066
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2066

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i7-9700K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Coffee Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 10 September 2018 October 2018
OPN Tray YD250XBBM4KAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1355 1377
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $409.99
Processor Number i7-9700K
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.64

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256K (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included PCG 2015D (130W)
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E98
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot