Intel Core i9 9960X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Oct 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
i9-9960X
245K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Arc Xe2 (Arrow Lake-S)
Generation
—
Ultra 5(Arrow Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
165 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
105 °C
Transistor Count
—
17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
159 W
Foundry
—
TSMC
Package
—
FC-LGA18W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
14
Total Thread Count
32
14
L1 Cache
32 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
8
Efficiency Core Threads
—
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
42
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
44
24
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
—
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1900 MHz
Shader Units
—
512
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
64
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
2,118
Cinebench R23
17,953
25,099
Geekbench 6
1,432
2,982
Geekbench 6
10,707
17,867
Passmark CPU
2,608
4,679
Passmark CPU
30,525
43,435
Geekbench 5
—
2,248
Geekbench 5
—
18,354
Cinebench 2024
—
136
Cinebench 2024
—
1,526
Blender
—
382
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.