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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i9-9900K


Description
The 5900X is based on Zen 3 architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5900X gets a score of 814.7 k points while the i9-9900K gets 529.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 5900X is 1.5 times faster than the i9-9900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a20f12
906ed
Core
Vermeer
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
12/24
8/16
TDP
105 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
12x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
2x32768 kB
16384 kB
Date
November 2020
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
83.5k points
81.91k points
Mean multithread perf.
814.74k points
529.32k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
5900X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
22.6k
32.08k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
24.85k
28.17k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.25k
6.68k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.8k
14.98k (x0.6)
TOTAL
83.5k
81.91k (x0.98)

Multithread

5900X

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
258.21k
242.98k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
342.24k
220.16k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
155.3k
53.97k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
59k
12.22k (x0.21)
TOTAL
814.74k
529.32k (x0.65)

Performance/W
5900X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
2459 points/W
2558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3259 points/W
2317 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1479 points/W
568 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
562 points/W
129 points/W
TOTAL
7759 points/W
5572 points/W

Performance/GHz
5900X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
4709 points/GHz
6417 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5177 points/GHz
5634 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2343 points/GHz
1335 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5167 points/GHz
2996 points/GHz
TOTAL
17396 points/GHz
16382 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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