AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i5-9500F

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Core i5-9500F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Intel Core i5-9500F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
18 more threads: 24 vs 6
Around 97627% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 4.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	24 Sep 2019 vs 23 Apr 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 9 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9500F

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	Intel Core i5-9500F
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	70.972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	19.043
PassMark - Single thread mark		2571
PassMark - CPU mark		9923
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	Intel Core i5-9500F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	24 Sep 2019	23 Apr 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000070
Place in performance rating	1442	1435
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$192-202
Processor Number		i5-9500F
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3100 MHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	6
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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)