AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs Intel Core i9-9940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U and Intel Core i9-9940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 88°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 11x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2936 vs 2628
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2936 vs 2628

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9940X

  • 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 5% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.2 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 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27975 vs 14926
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 14 vs 6
Number of threads 28 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 3 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB (shared) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 27975 vs 14926

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9940X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2936
2628
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14926
27975
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U Intel Core i9-9940X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2936 2628
PassMark - CPU mark 14926 27975
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 13302
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 11442

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U Intel Core i9-9940X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Skylake
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 October 2018
OPN Tray 100-000000290
Place in performance rating 674 680
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i9-9940X
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 88°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 6 14
Number of GPU cores 7
Number of threads 12 28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1900 MHz
iGPU core count 7
Processor graphics Radeon Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP6 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 44
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)