AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9 9900KS
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 9900KS with 8 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 127W)
Intel Core i9 9900KS 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.8GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+63%
2160
Intel Core i9 9900KS
1323
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+46%
19539
Intel Core i9 9900KS
13343
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+98%
3333
Intel Core i9 9900KS
1678
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+99%
17500
Intel Core i9 9900KS
8751
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+52%
4627
Intel Core i9 9900KS
3029
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+92%
37369
Intel Core i9 9900KS
19417
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
Oct 2019
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-9900KS
AM5
Socket
LGA-1151
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
-
Package
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
127 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
5.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
40x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
192 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
2
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
28
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
