Ryzen 3 5125C vs i9-9900KF

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking826not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency4.58no data
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Barcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023)
Release date8 January 2019 (6 years ago)5 May 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$488no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen 3 5125C 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen 3 5125C 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen 3 5125C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen 3 5125C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen 3 5125C 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 Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen 3 5125C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen 3 5125C.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

i9-9900KF 1714
+38.6%
Ryzen 3 5125C 1237

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.

i9-9900KF 8084
+215%
Ryzen 3 5125C 2566

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2019 5 May 2022
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

i9-9900KF has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 3 5125C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core i9-9900KF and AMD Ryzen 3 5125C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-9900KF is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 5125C is a notebook one.

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