AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9990XE

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9990XE and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like MATLAB, PCMark 10, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 3DMark, WPrime, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, AIDA64, RealBench, PassMark, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9990XE or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

59%

Core i9-9990XE

59%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

56%

Core i9-9990XE

59%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.7	104.6
Valorant	113.3	118.9
Cyberpunk 2077	63.5	66.6
Apex Legends	106.5	111.7
Call of Duty Warzone	85.0	89.1
Overwatch	91.8	96.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.2	82.0
DOOM Eternal	56.7	59.4
Warzone	88.4	92.7
Assassin's Creed	95.2	99.8
Valheim	94.1	98.6

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 comparisons 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 9 PRO 3900

64%

Core i9-9990XE

16%

To make a finishing 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 9 PRO 3900 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9990XE since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 260W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	202	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3007	3215
Cinbench 20 Single-core	499	455
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6987	7457
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1182	1115
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17436	22765

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Single-Core	2663	3072
Multi-Core	31704	31845

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Single-Core	1252	1308
Multi-Core	11494	16263

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Announcement date	September 30, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA2066
Core name	Matisse	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	9
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	5.2 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Cores	12	14
Threads	24	28
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7800 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	260 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	6MB
L3 cache	64MB	32 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000072

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-9990XE is 26% better than Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9990XE has 2 more core than Ryzen 9 PRO 3900. 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 9 PRO 3900 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9990XE is better: 29
Although it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Intel Core i9-9990XE before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9990XE specs and review.