AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9-9990XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Intel Core i9-9990XE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x 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

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
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 19.25 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 255 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972 vs 2970

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9990XE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30162 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30162 vs 13220

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9990XE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2972

2970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13220

30162

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	Intel Core i9-9990XE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972	2970
PassMark - CPU mark	13220	30162
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11613

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	19 Oct 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$799
OPN PIB	100-100000059WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000059
Place in performance rating	489	469
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9980XE
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	4.00 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
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
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	255 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
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
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)