Intel Core i9-9990XE vs AMD FX-4350

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9990XE and AMD FX-4350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i9-9990XE

AMD FX-4350

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9990XE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
Around 19% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
4.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2970 vs 1605
9.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30162 vs 3285

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Oct 2018 vs April 2013
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2970 vs 1605
PassMark - CPU mark	30162 vs 3285

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4350

2x lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 255 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 255 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9990XE
CPU 2: AMD FX-4350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2970

1605

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30162

3285

Name	Intel Core i9-9990XE	AMD FX-4350
PassMark - Single thread mark	2970	1605
PassMark - CPU mark	30162	3285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1589
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		11.727
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.54

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9990XE	AMD FX-4350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Vishera
Launch date	19 Oct 2018	April 2013
Place in performance rating	469	2644
Processor Number	i9-9980XE
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD4350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD4350FRW4KHK
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.09
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.00 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	84°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	28	4
Unlocked
Die size		315 mm
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	255 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)