AMD Ryzen 3 1300X VS Intel Core i9-9800X

Comparing AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i9-9800X

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i9-9800X in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i9-9800X

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Higher clock speed

3.80 GHz 3.40 GHz

Around -12% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 4

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

4.50 GHz 3.90 GHz

Around 13% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

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Performance per watt

65 W 165 W

About 0.39 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i9-9800X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i9-9800X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen
Generation	9 1
CPU group	Intel Core i 9000X AMD Ryzen 1000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i9-9800X vs AMD Ryzen 3 1300X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.80 GHz 3.40 GHz
CPU Cores	8 4
Turbo (1 Core)	4.50 GHz 3.90 GHz
CPU Threads	16 4
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	Yes Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 GB
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	4 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	44 20

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i9-9800X or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	165 W 65 W
Tjunction max.	95 °C 95 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i9-9800X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	17.00 MB 8.00 MB
Architecture	Skylake X Refresh Summit Ridge (Zen)
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	LGA 2066 AM4
Release date	Q4/2018 Q1/2017