AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-9900T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and Intel Core i9-9900T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2760 vs 2463
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18641 vs 13052
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2020 vs 23 April 2019
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2760 vs 2463
PassMark - CPU mark 18641 vs 13052

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9900T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2760
2463
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18641
13052
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Intel Core i9-9900T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2760 2463
PassMark - CPU mark 18641 13052
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4915

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Intel Core i9-9900T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date July 2020 23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $439
OPN PIB 100-100000281BOX
Place in performance rating 920 913
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i9-9900T
Series 9th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 2.10 GHz
L2 cache 3 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 12 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 512 KB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 1.60 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

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