i9-9900 vs Ryzen 3 3300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3300U
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.57
Core i9-9900
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.37
+190%

Core i9-9900 outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i9-9900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1524753
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i9
Power efficiency22.5215.10
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3300U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3300U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i9-9900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® 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-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3300U 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 3 3300U 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 3 3300U and Core i9-9900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel 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 3 3300U and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 3300U 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 3 3300U 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 3 3300U and Core i9-9900.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 3 3300U 3.57
i9-9900 10.37
+190%

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 3 3300U 5673
i9-9900 16468
+190%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 10.37
Integrated graphics card 3.04 3.09
Recency 6 January 2019 23 April 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 3300U has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i9-9900, on the other hand, has a 190.5% higher aggregate performance score, 1.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i9-9900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3300U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 3300U is a notebook processor while Core i9-9900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i9-9900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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