Intel Core i9 9900KS vs Intel Xeon 6960E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2019
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Clearwater Forest
Processor Number
i9-9900KS
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
127 W
330 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
98°C
Foundry
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Intel
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
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Performance Core Threads
16
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Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
8
144
Total Thread Count
16
144
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40x
24.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
432 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
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2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
96
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,323
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Cinebench R23
13,343
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Geekbench 6
1,678
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Geekbench 5
1,391
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Geekbench 6
8,751
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Geekbench 5
9,636
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Blender
177
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Passmark CPU
3,029
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Passmark CPU
19,417
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.