Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i9-9960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
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Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AM5
Power Consumption
165 W
120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
95 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
5.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
24
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
44x
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
44
28
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
—
MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Execution Units
—
2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
2,232
Cinebench R23
17,953
32,626
Geekbench 6
1,432
3,342
Geekbench 6
10,707
19,527
Passmark CPU
2,608
4,648
Passmark CPU
30,525
53,832
Cinebench 2024
—
134
Cinebench 2024
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1,764
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.