Ryzen 3 4300U vs i9-9900KS

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9900KS
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 127 Watt
12.26
+162%
Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68

Core i9-9900KS outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6231272
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.39no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency9.1417.72
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date28 October 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$513no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier4027
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size180 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)127 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 3 4300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

i9-9900KS 12.26
+162%
Ryzen 3 4300U 4.68

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-9900KS 19467
+162%
Ryzen 3 4300U 7440

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-9900KS 1814
+43.1%
Ryzen 3 4300U 1268

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-9900KS 8640
+154%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3399

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-9900KS 14884
+145%
Ryzen 3 4300U 6068

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-9900KS 2058
+266%
Ryzen 3 4300U 563

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-9900KS 216
+31.8%
Ryzen 3 4300U 164

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-9900KS 12.2
+280%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3.2

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-9900KS 123
+250%
Ryzen 3 4300U 35

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-9900KS 279
+61.8%
Ryzen 3 4300U 172

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-9900KS 8353
+248%
Ryzen 3 4300U 2397

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-9900KS 9100
+165%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3439

Blender(-)

i9-9900KS 225
Ryzen 3 4300U 888
+295%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-9900KS 1372
+31.1%
Ryzen 3 4300U 1047

7-Zip Single

i9-9900KS 5734
+41.1%
Ryzen 3 4300U 4064

7-Zip

i9-9900KS 55735
+252%
Ryzen 3 4300U 15824

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.26 4.68
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.64
Recency 28 October 2019 6 January 2020
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 127 Watt 15 Watt

i9-9900KS has a 162% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 3 4300U, on the other hand, has 50.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 746.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-9900KS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300U in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-9900KS is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook one.


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