Intel Core i9-9800X vs AMD Athlon 1400

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Athlon 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i9-9800X

AMD Athlon 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9800X

CPU is newer: launch date 17 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
Around 171% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 180 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	October 2018 vs June 2001
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1400

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9800X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 1400

Name	Intel Core i9-9800X	AMD Athlon 1400
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		266

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9800X	AMD Athlon 1400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake-X	Thunderbird C
Launch date	October 2018	June 2001
Place in performance rating	3359	3356
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	180 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	1
Unlocked
Die size		120 mm
Transistor count		37 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	72 Watt
Sockets supported		A
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)