Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

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Intel Core i9 9960X

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 22MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1075

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D +21%

1311

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +77%

17953

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

10086

Intel Core i9 9960X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Sep 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i9-9960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

-

32

Performance Core Threads

-

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.0 GHz

16

Total Core Count

6

32

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

30

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

3.0

PCIe Version

4

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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