Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Jun 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Granite Ridge
Processor Number
i9-9960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
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Ryzen 7 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
165 W
120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
95°C
Transistor Count
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8.315 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
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Performance Core Threads
32
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
16
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
96 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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47.0
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
44
24
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
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Cinebench R23
17,953
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Geekbench 6
1,432
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Geekbench 6
10,707
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Passmark CPU
2,608
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Passmark CPU
30,525
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.