Intel Core i7 9700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 9700K, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 41.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 35.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 52 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 25.8 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 4.6 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 208.6 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 881 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 181 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 666.4 MB/s | n/a |
| Clang Compilation | 63.1 KLines/s | n/a |
| HTML5 Browser | 191 pages/s | n/a |
| PDF Rendering | 262.2 MP/sec | n/a |
| Text Processing | 182.9 pages/s | n/a |
| Background Blur | 52.6 frames/s | n/a |
| Photo Processing | 74.1 frames/s | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | 11.3 MP/sec | n/a |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 88.8 PPW | 78.1 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 151.9 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 5.5 PPW | 6.5 PPW |
| Blender / W | 1.41 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | October, 8, 2018 | June, 5, 2025 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i7-9700K | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Threads count | 8 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | n/a |
| Multiplier | 36x | 30x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | 96 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 95 W | 105 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 142 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | AM4 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 90 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 16 | 20 |
| Channels | 41422 | n/a |
| Tech | n/a | - Memory: 3D V-Cache - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP |
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