Intel Core i9-9900KS vs Samsung S5L8900

Last updated: 2023-10-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9900KS		Samsung S5L8900
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-9900KS or Samsung S5L8900 - 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 i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS was released in Q4/2019. The Samsung S5L8900 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung S5L8900 was released in Q1/2007.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	Samsung S5L (3)
Intel Core i 9000 (34)	CPU group	Samsung S5L8900 (1)
9	Generation	1
Coffee Lake S Refresh	Architecture	ARM 1176
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-9900KS has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9900KS is 4.00 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Samsung S5L8900 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung S5L8900 is at 0.40 GHz.
Intel Core i9-9900KS	Characteristic	Samsung S5L8900
8	Cores	1
16	Threads	1
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
4.00 GHz	Frequency	0.40 GHz
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
4.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 i9-9900KS	Characteristic	Samsung S5L8900
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i9-9900KS or Samsung S5L8900 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	PowerVR MBX Lite
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology	130nm
3	Max. displays	1
24	Compute units	1
192	Shader	1
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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	PowerVR MBX Lite
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-9900KS can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Samsung S5L8900 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.
Intel Core i9-9900KS	Characteristic	Samsung S5L8900
DDR4-2666	Memory
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	0
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	--
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
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 i9-9900KS is 127 W, while the Samsung S5L8900 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i9-9900KS	Characteristic	Samsung S5L8900
127 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
159 W @ 28 s	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i9-9900KS is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The Samsung S5L8900 is manufactured in 90 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i9-9900KS	Characteristic	Samsung S5L8900
14 nm	Technology	90 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	--
LGA 1151-2	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q4/2019	Release date	Q1/2007
524 $	Release price	--

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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	77 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	687 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1333 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	13305 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1419 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	9471 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1650 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	8514 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	518 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	5226 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-9900KS Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 PowerVR MBX Lite @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	19602 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	148 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	6012 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	222 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 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 i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	2201 (100%)
	Samsung S5L8900 1C 1T @ 0.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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