Intel Core i5 9600T vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600T with 6 cores 2.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 9600T 's Advantages
Lower TDP (35W vs 120W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9600T
1324
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+147%
3271
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9600T
4362
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+340%
19229
General Parameters
Apr 2019
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i5-9600T
Processor Number
9900X3D
LGA-1151
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
24
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
24
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23x
Multiplier
43
32 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
9 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
192
Shader Units
-
24
Texture Units
-
3
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.38 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
