Intel Core i9 9900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

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Intel Core i9 9900

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900 with 8 cores 3.1GHz 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 i9 9900 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 5 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 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)

Score

Intel Core i9 9900

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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Sep 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i9-9900

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

120 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.4 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

31x

Multiplier

44x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB

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

1200 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

Intel Core i9 9900

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

28

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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