Intel Core i9-9900 vs AMD A12-9800

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9900 and AMD A12-9800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i9-9900

AMD A12-9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 19% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2837 vs 1664
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16556 vs 3583
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1263 vs 552
4.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7913 vs 1679

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2837 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	16556 vs 3583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1263 vs 552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7913 vs 1679

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9900
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2837

1664

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16556

3583

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1263

552

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7913

1679

Name	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark	2837	1664
PassMark - CPU mark	16556	3583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1263	552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7913	1679
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6750	0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD A12-9800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Bristol Ridge
Family	Core i9	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	23 April 2019	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$439, $449	$139
Place in performance rating	960	947
Processor Number	i9-9900
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		AD9800AUABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9800AUM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		12.51
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E98
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)