AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i9-9990XE
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Core i9-9990XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 84°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- Around 66% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 255 Watt
- Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3445 vs 2970
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 vs 19 Oct 2018 |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C vs 84°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
L3 cache | 32 MB vs 19.25 MB (shared) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt vs 255 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3445 vs 2970 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9990XE
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
- 12 more threads: 28 vs 16
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
- Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30162 vs 27847
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 14 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 28 vs 16 |
Maximum frequency | 5.10 GHz vs 4.7 GHz |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) vs 512 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 30162 vs 27847 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9990XE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | Intel Core i9-9990XE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3445 | 2970 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 27847 | 30162 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7611 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | Intel Core i9-9990XE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Skylake |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 | 19 Oct 2018 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000063WOF | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000063 | |
Place in performance rating | 473 | 456 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | i9-9980XE | |
Series | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 32 MB | 19.25 MB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 84°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.7 GHz | 5.10 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 14 |
Number of threads | 16 | 28 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 4 × 8 GT/s | |
Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2066 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 255 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 44 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD SenseMI | ||
AMD StoreMI technology | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units | 2 | |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |