Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Matisse
Processor Number
i9-9960X
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AM4
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
95 °C
Transistor Count
-
3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
32
12
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
36x
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
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
1,269
Cinebench R23
17,953
9,245
Geekbench 6
1,432
1,640
Geekbench 6
10,707
7,084
Passmark CPU
2,608
2,565
Passmark CPU
30,525
17,685
Geekbench 5
-
1,240
Geekbench 5
-
7,078
Blender
-
155