AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Intel Core i9-9990XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

Intel Core i9-9990XE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 255 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 2970

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 19 Oct 2018
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 255 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221 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
Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.7x 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 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30162 vs 20259

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30162 vs 20259

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9990XE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3221

2970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20259

30162

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	Intel Core i9-9990XE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221	2970
PassMark - CPU mark	20259	30162

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	19 Oct 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$125
Place in performance rating	474	469
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		i9-9980XE
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	4.00 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Transistor count	10,700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	255 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
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)
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)