Intel Core i9-9820X vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Core i9-9820X vs Ryzen Z1 Extreme comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-9820X beats the Ryzen Z1 Extreme in overall performance. Despite this, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i9-9820X has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Ryzen Z1 Extreme that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen Z1 Extreme. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-9820X.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-9820X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.