AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs Intel Core i9 9960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2025
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Skylake
Processor Number
9900X3D
i9-9960X
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
N/A
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Package
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
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Manufacturing Process
4 nm
14 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
120 W
165 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
85 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
16
Performance Core Threads
24
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
24
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
43
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L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
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Shader Units
128
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Texture Units
8
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Raster Operation Units
4
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Execution Units
2
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Power Consumption
15
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
28
44
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,258
1,075
Cinebench R23
34,524
17,953
Geekbench 6
3,351
1,432
Geekbench 6
21,364
10,707
Passmark CPU
4,651
2,608
Passmark CPU
56,185
30,525
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.