AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Intel Core i9-9900K tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as AIDA64, Blender, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Furmark, SuperPi, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Valheim
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 5700U

56%

Core i9-9900K

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 5700U is 1% better than Core i9-9900K. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5700U

53%

Core i9-9900K

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.8	98.2
Valorant	107.7	111.6
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	62.5
Apex Legends	101.3	104.9
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	83.7
Overwatch	87.3	90.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	77.0
DOOM Eternal	53.9	55.8
Warzone	84.0	87.0
Assassin's Creed	90.5	93.7
Valheim	89.4	92.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 5700U

254%

Core i9-9900K

45%

To make a final choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 5700U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9900K as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	200	219
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1931	2245
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	518
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4231	4995
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1153	1284
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11775	12450

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	Intel Core i9-9900K
Single-Core	2572	2947
Multi-Core	21287	18753

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	Intel Core i9-9900K
Single-Core	1145	1301
Multi-Core	6670	9986

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	Intel Core i9-9900K
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	October 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Lucienne	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	9
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	8MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000371

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-9900K is 50% better than Ryzen 7 5700U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5700U is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9900K is better: 27
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and Intel Core i9-9900K before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 5700U specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9900K specs and review.