Intel Core i7 9800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7400
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Raphael
Processor Number
i7-9800X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
95°C
Transistor Count
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6.57 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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71 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
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Performance Core Threads
16
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
33.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
17 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
44
24
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
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Cinebench R23
13,055
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Geekbench 6
1,314
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Geekbench 5
1,225
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Geekbench 6
7,991
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Geekbench 5
9,648
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Passmark CPU
2,573
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Passmark CPU
18,121
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.