Intel Core i9-9920X vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9920X and AMD A8-9600 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 A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9920X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2637 vs 1486
7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25223 vs 3303
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1168 vs 475
9.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12860 vs 1409

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2018 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	25223 vs 3303
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1168 vs 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12860 vs 1409

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9920X
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25223

3303

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1168

475

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

12860

1409

Name	Intel Core i9-9920X	AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	25223	3303
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1168	475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12860	1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		9707

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9920X	AMD A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	October 2018	27 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1018	1013
Processor Number	i9-9920X
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$78
OPN PIB		AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 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	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	24
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2017X
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	44	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan