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Core i9-9900K vs Ryzen 7 5700X


Description
The i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 5700X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900K gets a score of 545.3 k points while the 5700X gets 517.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 1.1 times faster than the 5700X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
a20f12
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
32768 kB
Date
October 2018
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.24k points
85.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
545.3k points
517.51k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i9-9900K
5700X
Test#1 (Integers)
5.17k
4.82k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
21.15k
19.73k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
11.69k (x1.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.32k
27.52k (x1.8)
TOTAL
48.66k
63.75k (x1.31)

Multithread

i9-9900K

5700X
Test#1 (Integers)
38.45k
32.8k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
155.68k
161.17k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51k
98k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.26k
12.92k (x0.71)
TOTAL
263.38k
304.88k (x1.16)

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
i9-9900K
5700X
Test#1 (Integers)
33.62k
23.24k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
30.02k
25.25k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.17k
11.66k (x1.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.43k
25.49k (x1.65)
TOTAL
86.24k
85.64k (x0.99)

Multithread

i9-9900K

5700X
Test#1 (Integers)
248.93k
174.56k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
224.43k
228.94k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.39k
102.32k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.54k
11.69k (x0.63)
TOTAL
545.3k
517.51k (x0.95)

Performance/W
i9-9900K
5700X
Test#1 (Integers)
2620 points/W
2685 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2362 points/W
3522 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
562 points/W
1574 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
195 points/W
180 points/W
TOTAL
5740 points/W
7962 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-9900K
5700X
Test#1 (Integers)
6724 points/GHz
5052 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6003 points/GHz
5490 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1434 points/GHz
2535 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3087 points/GHz
5540 points/GHz
TOTAL
17247 points/GHz
18617 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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