i9-9900 vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600X3D
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 105 Watt
14.34
+33%

Ryzen 5 5600X3D outperforms Core i9-9900 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking526739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.469.10
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency12.4515.12
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date7 July 2023 (1 year ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D has 356% better value for money than i9-9900.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache96 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i9-9900.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 14.34
+33%
i9-9900 10.78

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 21953
+33.1%
i9-9900 16494

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 2079
+30.5%
i9-9900 1593

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 9355
+30.4%
i9-9900 7175

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.34 10.78
Recency 7 July 2023 23 April 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600X3D has a 33% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i9-9900, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-9900 in performance tests.


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