Intel Core i9-9920X vs AMD A10-7890K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9920X and AMD A10-7890K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 i9-9920X

AMD A10-7890K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9920X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2637 vs 1566
7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25223 vs 3522

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2018 vs January 2016
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637 vs 1566
PassMark - CPU mark	25223 vs 3522

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7890K

Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9920X
CPU 2: AMD A10-7890K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

1566

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25223

3522

Name	Intel Core i9-9920X	AMD A10-7890K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637	1566
PassMark - CPU mark	25223	3522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12860
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		335.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		31.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		106.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3188

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9920X	AMD A10-7890K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Kaveri
Launch date	October 2018	January 2016
Place in performance rating	1018	832
Processor Number	i9-9920X
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
OPN PIB		AD789KXDJCHBX
Price now		$199.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	92°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	24
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2017X	Wraith cooler
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		866 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan