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FEATURE CORE I9-9900K VS. RYZEN 9 3900X

reviews only give you a general sense,
which may or may not match your needs

and the specific apps you care about.

IF YOU USE QUICK
SYNC, BUY...CORE i9

One ace up Intel’s sleeve has been its

Quick Sync support, which is built into
Intel CPUs with Intel integrated
graphics. Quick Sync is Intel’s fixed

function encode support that
accelerates video encoding tasks.
Intel has 15,000 developers doing software development
The speed difference is stupidly
out there. Hate it all you want AMD fans, that probably
means better performance on Intel chips in applications different, as you can see below where
where you might not expect it. we used the x86 CPU cores to

because if you have to edit that video as a encode a video using HEVC vs. using
streamer, Ryzen’s high-thread talents win the day. the Quick Sync support in the Core i9.
The short story is if you use a video
IF YOU USE AN APP THAT encoder or video editor with Quick Sync

LIKES INTEL, THEN, BUY support, it’s worth having it available.
INTEL

As you try to filter through all
HandBrake 1.2.3 4K Transcode from
the reviews and forum

comments, just remember that MP4 to H.265 MCE and PBO off (Seconds)
you’re buying a CPU for your Ryzen 9 3900X Zen 2 1,845
(12/24)
computer, not anyone else’s.
And if you use software that Core i9-9900K Coffee 2,830
Lake R (8/16)
simply sings on Intel micro-
Core i9-9900K Coffee
architecture, then your best Lake R Quick Sync (8/16) 240
bet is to stick with Intel. And if
Ryzen 7 2700X Zen+ 3,671
you use an app that runs better (8/16)
on AMD CPUs, stick with that. SHORTER BARS INDICATE BET TER PERFORMANCE
We only want to point this
Intel’s Quick Sync feature (only on CPUs with integrated graphics)
out because most hardware puts conventional CPU-based encoding to shame.

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