AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9-9900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i9-9900X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
• 4 more threads: 24 vs 20
• Around 27% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
• Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 92°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
• Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4242 vs 2550
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51469 vs 21679
• Around 22% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 12637 vs 10364

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900X

• Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9900X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4242 2550
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	51469 21679
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	12637 10364

Compare specifications (specs)