Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 12 cores 3.3GHz . 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 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 22MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Intel Core i9 9960X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i9-9960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

12

32

Performance Core Threads

24

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

12

32

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

33x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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