AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i9-8950HK

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
5,616

Rank #408

6,171
5,616

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 9% (Rank #188 vs #408)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,918

Rank #301

6,116
5,918

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 3.2% (Rank #228 vs #301)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
5,164

Rank #534

6,254
5,164

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 17.4% (Rank #198 vs #534)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,799

Rank #534

5,674
4,799

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 15.4% (Rank #144 vs #534)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,808

Rank #551

5,786
4,808

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 16.9% (Rank #138 vs #551)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,825

Rank #540

5,532
4,825

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 12.8% (Rank #179 vs #540)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-8950HK Diff
Cores
12
6
+50%
Threads
24
12
+50%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,900 MHz
+6.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
4,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
4,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
4,500 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
29x
L1 Cache
768 KB
384 KB
+50%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
2 MiB
+75%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
12 MiB
+81.3%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
64 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
40 GB/s
+16.7%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
45 W
30.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-8950HK
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 3000 i9-8000
Model Number PRO i9-8950HK
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Core Name Matisse Coffee Lake H
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 158
Socket Socket BGA1440
Package µOPGA-1331 FCBGA-1440
Chipset -- 300
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666 and LPDDR3-2133
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price -- $583.00
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i9-8950HK
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i9-8950HK
Core

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i9-8950HK
i9-8000

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i9-8950HK
i9-8950HK

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i9-8950HK
Coffee Lake

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i9-8950HK
Coffee Lake H

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
158

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i9-8950HK
BGA1440

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i9-8950HK
FCBGA-1440

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
300

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i9-8950HK
DDR4-2666 and LPDDR3-2133

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i9-8950HK
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i9-8950HK
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i9-8950HK
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i9-8950HK
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
$583.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i9-8950HK
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-8950HK
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 149 mm²
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i9-8950HK
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
149 mm²

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i9-8950HK
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i9-8950HK
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i9-8950HK
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-8950HK
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-8950HK
GPU -- UHD Graphics 630
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1200 MHz
Execution Units -- 24

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
UHD Graphics 630

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
1200 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-8950HK
24

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-8950HK
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TVB
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64