i9-9800X vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking943not rated
Place by popularity48not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency11.25no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Skylake-X (2018)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache576 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X 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
SocketAM42066
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i9-9800X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has 153.8% lower power consumption.

i9-9800X, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

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