Intel Core i9-9900KF vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9900KF and AMD Athlon 240GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-9900KF

AMD Athlon 240GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900KF

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2932 vs 1968
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18312 vs 4534

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2932 vs 1968
PassMark - CPU mark	18312 vs 4534

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9900KF
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2932

1968

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18312

4534

Name	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD Athlon 240GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2932	1968
PassMark - CPU mark	18312	4534
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8735
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7066

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD Athlon 240GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'19
Place in performance rating	883	1201
Processor Number	i9-9900KF
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray		YD240GC6M2OFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Compute Cores		5
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI