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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS: Comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X at 12 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS at 2 MB, 83% in favour of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. L3 Cache splits them by another 75%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. They match on 7 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and efficiency cores.

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMDAMD Ryzen 9 9900X
9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS
IntelIntel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS

Specs

Specification
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS
Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900KS
BrandAMDIntel
Form FactorDesktopDesktop
Model Number9900X9900KS
CodenameGranite RidgeCoffee Lake Refresh
Core/Thread Count12 Core / 24 Thread8 Core / 16 Thread
TDP120 W127 W
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Cache64MB L3 + 12MB L2 + 960KB L116MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1
SocketAM5LGA 1151
Boost/Base Clock5.6 GHz / 4.4 GHz5.0 GHz / 4.0 GHz
Socket StatusCurrentEnd of Life
Process Node4 nm14 nm
Performance Cores128
Efficiency Cores00
SMT Enabledtruetrue
P-Core Base Clock4.44.0 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock5.65.0 GHz
L2 Cache12 MB2 MB-83%
L3 Cache64 MB16 MB-75%
Base Power120 W127 W
Max Turbo Power162127 W
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Max Memory Speed56002666 MT/s
Memory Channels22
ECC Supporttruefalse
Integrated GraphicsYesYes
iGPU ModelAMD Radeon GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 630
Copilot Plus Certifiedfalsefalse
PCIe GenerationPCIe 5.03.0
PCIe Lanes2416-33%
Launch MSRP499$513
Retail AvailabilityBoxed RetailRetail
SeriesRyzen 9Core i9
CPU Process Node4 Nanometers (TSMC)14 Nanometers
ArchitectureZen 5, Ryzen 9000 SeriesCoffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core
Memory SupportDDR5-5600DDR4-2666

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