Comparison of AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and Intel Core i7-9800X [S]ave
| Attribute |  AMD Ryzen 9 5900 × |  Intel Core i7-9800X × |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Series | AMD Ryzen | Intel Core i7 |
| Model | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | Intel Core i7-9800X |
| CPU Cores and Base Frequency | ||
| CPU Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Frequency (GHz) | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| CPU Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Hyperthreading | + | + |
| Overclocking | + | + |
| Turbo (1 Core) (GHz) | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Turbo (12 Cores) (GHz) | 4.3 | - |
| Encryption | ||
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Hardware codec support | ||
| JPEG | No | No |
| h264 | No | No |
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No | No |
| VP8 | No | No |
| AV1 | No | No |
| VC-1 | No | No |
| VP9 | No | No |
| AVC | No | No |
| Memory And PCIe | ||
| Memory type | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory (GB) | 128 | 128 |
| PCIe lanes | 20 | 44 |
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| ECC | + | - |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Technical details | ||
| Release date (year) | 2021 | 2018 |
| Technology (Nm) | 7 | 14 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA 2066 |
| Virtualization |
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| L3-Cache (MB) | 64 | 16 |
| L2-Cache (MB) | 6 | - |
| Architecture | Vermeer (Zen 3) | Coffee Lake E |
| Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Thermal Management | ||
| Temp junction max (°C) | 95 | 95 |
| TDP (PL1) (W) | 65 | 165 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 1,594 | 1,271 |
| Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 20,955 | 13,067 |
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