Intel Core i9-9900 vs AMD RX-216GD

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9900 and AMD RX-216GD 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i9-9900

AMD RX-216GD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 21 October 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-216GD

Around 59900% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 5.00 GHz
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 5.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9900
CPU 2: AMD RX-216GD

Name	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD RX-216GD
PassMark - Single thread mark	2808
PassMark - CPU mark	16336
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1263
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7913
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6750
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		745
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		430
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		430
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1121
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1121

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD RX-216GD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Merlin Falcon
Family	Core i9	AMD R-Series
Launch date	23 April 2019	21 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$439, $449
Place in performance rating	974	2668
Processor Number	i9-9900	RX-216GD
Vertical segment	Desktop	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	1600 MHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	3000 MHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
Die size		1073 mm2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-1600, DDR4-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E98
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	800 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 R5 series
Number of pipelines		256
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
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	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Configurable TDP		12-15 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
UART
USB revision		3.0
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)