Intel Core i9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i9-9900X
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Series
-
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AM5
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
92 °C
95 °C
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
5 GHz
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35x
38
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,182
1,690
Cinebench R23
13,994
12,810
Geekbench 6
1,455
3,051
Geekbench 5
1,165
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Geekbench 6
10,273
14,235
Geekbench 5
10,704
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Passmark CPU
2,565
-
Passmark CPU
21,833
-
Cinebench 2024
-
115
Cinebench 2024
-
860