Ryzen 5 4600H vs i9-9820X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	595	838
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.87	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i9	AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency	7.30	19.11
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date	8 October 2018 (6 years ago)	6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$898	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	10 (Deca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	20	12
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	33	30
L1 cache	640 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9820X and Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	44	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.21	9.43
Recency	8 October 2018	6 January 2020
Physical cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	45 Watt

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