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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i9 11900K: Comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i9 11900K separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at 16 MB, Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i9 11900K at 2 MB, 88% in favour of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. L3 Cache splits them by another 75%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. They match on 4 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMDAMD Ryzen 9 9950X
11th Gen Intel Core i9 11900K
IntelIntel 11th Gen Intel Core i9 11900K

Specs

Specification
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
11th Gen Intel Core i9 11900K
Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i9 11900K
BrandAMDIntel
Form FactorDesktopDesktop
Model Number9950X11900K
CodenameGranite RidgeRocket Lake
Core/Thread Count16 Core / 32 Thread8 Core / 16 Thread
TDP170 W125 W
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (2 cores)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 (32 EU)
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Cache64MB L3 + 16MB L2 + 1280KB L116MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1
SocketAM5LGA 1200
Boost/Base Clock5.7 GHz / 4.3 GHz5.3 GHz / 3.5 GHz
Socket StatusCurrentEnd of Life
Process Node4 nm14 nm
SMT EnabledtrueYes
P-Core Base Clock4.33.5 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock5.75.3 GHz
L2 Cache16 MB2 MB-87%
L3 Cache64 MB16 MB-75%
Base Power170 W125 W
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Channels22
ECC SupporttrueNo
Integrated GraphicsYesYes
iGPU ModelAMD Radeon GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 750
iGPU Compute Units232
PCIe GenerationPCIe 5.0PCIe 4.0
PCIe Lanes2420-17%
Launch MSRP649$539
Retail AvailabilityBoxed RetailRetail
SeriesRyzen 9Core i9
CPU Process Node4 Nanometers (TSMC)14 Nanometers
ArchitectureZen 5, Ryzen 9000 SeriesRocket Lake, 11th Gen Intel Core

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