i9-9900KF vs Ryzen 5 3550H

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1228	671
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.68
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i9
Power efficiency	13.23	11.46
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP5	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF 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 Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i9-9900KF.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

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	5.08	11.94
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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