AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i9-9900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and Intel Core i9-9900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 PRO 4650G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 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
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 vs 23 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 2 MB

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 19% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.2 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2837 vs 2657
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16556 vs 16209
  • Around 40% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6750 vs 4836
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 4.2 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 2837 vs 2657
PassMark - CPU mark 16556 vs 16209
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6750 vs 4836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9900

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2657
2837
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16209
16556
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4836
6750
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Intel Core i9-9900
PassMark - Single thread mark 2657 2837
PassMark - CPU mark 16209 16556
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4836 6750
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1263
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7913

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Intel Core i9-9900

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 23 April 2019
OPN Tray 100-000000143
Place in performance rating 978 962
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family Core i9
Launch price (MSRP) $439, $449
Processor Number i9-9900

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.10 GHz
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 4.2 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of GPU cores 7
Number of threads 12 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

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

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1900 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 7
Processor graphics Radeon Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x3E98
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

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

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

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)