Intel Core i9 9900K vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen 5 (Strix Point)
Processor Number
i9-9900K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Radeon 890M
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
FP8
Power Consumption
95 W
15-35 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
3
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
20
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
5
Efficiency Core Threads
-
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.3 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-5600,LPDDR5X-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
2900 MHz
Shader Units
192
1024
Texture Units
24
64
Raster Operation Units
3
40
Execution Units
24
16
Power Consumption
15 W
15
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,333
1,953
Cinebench R23
12,496
14,572
Geekbench 6
1,665
2,753
Geekbench 5
1,265
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Geekbench 6
6,395
11,860
Geekbench 5
8,406
-
Blender
210
-
Passmark CPU
2,945
4,074
Passmark CPU
18,381
24,157
Cinebench 2024
-
113
Cinebench 2024
-
791