Intel Core i9-9900 vs AMD A8-3520M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9900 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3520M
Intel Core i9-9900 AMD A8-3520M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-9900 or AMD A8-3520M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-9900 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9900 was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD A8-3520M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3520M was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
9 Generation 1
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-10900 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9900 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9900 is 3.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the AMD A8-3520M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3520M is at 1.60 GHz (2.50 GHz).

Intel Core i9-9900 Characteristic AMD A8-3520M
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.10 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.50 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-9900 Characteristic AMD A8-3520M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-9900 or AMD A8-3520M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 5
192 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-9900 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD A8-3520M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-9900 Characteristic AMD A8-3520M
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-9900 is 65 W, while the AMD A8-3520M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-9900 Characteristic AMD A8-3520M
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9900 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-3520M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-9900 Characteristic AMD A8-3520M
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1151-2 Socket FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q4/2011
550 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1292 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
277 (21%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
8047 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
799 (10%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (77%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
16769 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2281 (14%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1284 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12205 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1637 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
7619 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
518 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
4346 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
5010 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
219 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1931 (100%)
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-9900 AMD A8-3520M
Unknown Unknown

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