Intel Core i9-9900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i9-9900K
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 8 / Mar 2018
AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    130%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    128%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    133%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 28% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 33% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 7 2700.
Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 2700

None

Intel Core i9-9900K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-9900K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen 7 2700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen 7 2700
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
Release DateSep 2018vsMar 2018

Cores

Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cores8vs8
Threads16vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen 7 2700
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16896 KB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen 7 2700
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA14CvsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock5000 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsvariable
TDP95 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    6000 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    4510 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    41472 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    34355 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    2077
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    1561

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    218
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (simulated)
    169.66

points - higher is better