AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Intel Core i9-9990XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 84°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 255 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3197 vs 2970
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Jul 2023 vs 19 Oct 2018
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 84°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 255 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3197 vs 2970

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9990XE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 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
  • 210261.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30162 vs 21956
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
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 64K (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache 19.25 MB (shared) vs 96MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 30162 vs 21956

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9990XE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3197
2970
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21956
30162
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Intel Core i9-9990XE
PassMark - Single thread mark 3197 2970
PassMark - CPU mark 21956 30162

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Intel Core i9-9990XE

Essentials

Launch date 7 Jul 2023 19 Oct 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Place in performance rating 461 456
Architecture codename Skylake
Processor Number i9-9980XE
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 4.00 GHz
Die size 74 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 96MB (shared) 19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 84°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 5.10 GHz
Number of cores 6 14
Number of threads 12 28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel 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) 105 Watt 255 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 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)