Intel Core i9-9990XE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9990XE and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 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, 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 i9-9990XE

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9990XE

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 31% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2970 vs 2150
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30162 vs 8730

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Oct 2018 vs 12 February 2018
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2970 vs 2150
PassMark - CPU mark	30162 vs 8730

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 84°C
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 255 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 255 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9990XE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2970

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30162

8730

Name	Intel Core i9-9990XE	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
PassMark - Single thread mark	2970	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	30162	8730
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		853
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3173
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		42.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		375.23
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		45.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3013
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		10372
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3013
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		10372

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9990XE	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	19 Oct 2018	12 February 2018
Place in performance rating	380	374
Processor Number	i9-9980XE
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD2400C5FBBOX
OPN Tray		YD2400C5M4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$158.99
Value for money (0-100)		17.20
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.00 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	84°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	28	8
Unlocked
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		11
Transistor count		4500 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	255 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		46-65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Stealth
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	44
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
AMD SenseMI
AMD VR Ready Processors
Enmotus FuzeDrive
FreeSync
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1250 MHz
iGPU core count		11
Processor graphics		Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI