Product Compare
Intel Core i9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2018 | Jul 2019 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Skylake | Zen 2 |
| Processor Number | i9-9900X | |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2066 | AM4 |
| Power Consumption | 165 W | 95 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 92 °C | 95 °C |
| Transistor Count | 3.8 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 10 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 20 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core | 512 K per core |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | 32 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 85 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 | 16 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1455 | 1534 |
| Geekbench 5 Single Core | 1165 | 1323 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 10273 | 6388 |
| Geekbench 5 Multi Core | 10704 | 7338 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2565 | 2636 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 21833 | 18224 |