AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i9-9900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i9-9900 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 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
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs 23 April 2019
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.1 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2830 vs 2597
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16476 vs 16120
  • Around 40% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6750 vs 4821
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 95 °C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2830 vs 2597
PassMark - CPU mark 16476 vs 16120
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6750 vs 4821

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9900

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2597
2830
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16120
16476
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4821
6750
Name AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Intel Core i9-9900
PassMark - Single thread mark 2597 2830
PassMark - CPU mark 16120 16476
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4821 6750
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1263
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7913

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Intel Core i9-9900

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $129 $439, $449
Place in performance rating 988 970
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family Core i9
Processor Number i9-9900

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.10 GHz
Die size 156 mm²
L1 cache 384 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 12 16
Transistor count 9800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

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

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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)