AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i9-9920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and Intel Core i9-9920X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Intel Core i9-9920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1240 vs 1168

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2652 vs 2639
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240 vs 1168

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9920X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25163 vs 18191
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12860 vs 6918

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25163 vs 18191
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12860 vs 6918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2652

2639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18191

25163

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1240

1168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6918

12860

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	Intel Core i9-9920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2652	2639
PassMark - CPU mark	18191	25163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1240	1168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918	12860
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4736	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	Intel Core i9-9920X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	March 2019	October 2018
Place in performance rating	1100	1094
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9920X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		92°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Advanced Technologies
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)