Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 3
Processor Number
i9-9960X
Vermeer
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AM4
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
90 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
32
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
16
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
4 M
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
34x
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
44
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
1,501
Cinebench R23
17,953
14,028
Geekbench 6
1,432
2,178
Geekbench 6
10,707
9,964
Passmark CPU
2,608
3,363
Passmark CPU
30,525
26,541
Geekbench 5
—
1,625
Geekbench 5
—
9,452
Cinebench 2024
—
92
Cinebench 2024
—
852
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.