AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i9-9900K benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-9900K performs better than the Ryzen 5 3500X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 5 3500X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-9900K has slightly more cores than the Ryzen 5 3500X. Indeed, the Core i9-9900K has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Ryzen 5 3500X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 3500X. Both the Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i9-9900K have the same clock speed. Despite this, the Core i9-9900K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 5 3500X CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-9900K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 3500X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-9900K. The Ryzen 5 3500X also has significantly more L3 cache.

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. For instance, the Ryzen 5 3500X has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.