Intel Core i9 9900KS vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900KS with 8 cores 4.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900KS 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.9GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 127W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KS

1294

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +67%

2170

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KS

12951

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +48%

19225

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KS

1678

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +89%

3178

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KS

8751

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +92%

16803

Intel Core i9 9900KS

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i9-9900KS

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

127 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

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

-

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 9900KS

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

28

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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