Intel Core i9-9900KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Jan 2019
Intel Core i9-9900KF
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 8 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    133%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    136%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    129%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900KF

Much higher single threaded performance (around 36% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 29% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 33% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

None

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900KF

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900KF

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9900KFAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
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 i9-9900KFAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
Release DateJan 2019vsJun 2017

Cores

Intel Core i9-9900KFAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Cores8vs8
Threads16vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-9900KFAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-9900KFAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA14CvsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9900KFAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock5000 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsvariable
TDP95 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    6000 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
    4180 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    41472 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
    36502 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF (simulated)
    216
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X (simulated)
    157.7

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF (simulated)
    2077
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X (simulated)
    1603.67

points - higher is better