Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H vs AMD FX-9830P

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-9830P
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H AMD FX-9830P

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H or AMD FX-9830P - 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 Xeon Platinum 8490H has 60 cores with 120 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD FX-9830P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-9830P was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD FX (30)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) CPU group AMD FX-9800 (2)
4 Generation 4
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H is a 60 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD FX-9830P has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
60 Cores 4
120 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.
no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD FX-9830P can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2400
4096 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
112.50 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
80 PCIe lanes 8
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a TDP of 350 W, that of the AMD FX-9830P is 35 W.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 45 W
-- TDP down 25 W
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a 112.50 MB cache, while the AMD FX-9830P cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic AMD FX-9830P
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 4677 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2016
17000 $ Release price --
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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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
597 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1653 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
538 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1512 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
225 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
641 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.90 GHz
928 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3399 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
86 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
276 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H AMD FX-9830P
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