Intel Core i9-9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Summary
Intel Core i9-9900X
100%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
136%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-9900X
100%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
108%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-9900X
100%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
164%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900X |
| None |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
| 8% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 64% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 40 watts lower power draw. |
| Around 36% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Skylake | vs | AMD Zen 2 |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Skylake-X | vs | Zen 2 |
| Release Date | Oct 2018 | vs | Dec 2019 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
|---|
| Cores | 10 | vs | 12 |
| Threads | 20 | vs | 24 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | vs | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 19.25MB (shared) | vs | 64MB |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2066 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA2066 | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 4600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | variable |
| TDP | 165 W | vs | 125 W |
Intel Core i9-9900X
5175 points
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
5152 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-9900X
48702 points
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
62307 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better