Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Gorgon Point
Processor Number
i9-9960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon 840M
Generation
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Ryzen AI 400 (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Series
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Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AMD Socket FP8
Power Consumption
165 W
28 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
100°C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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195 mm²
Package
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FP8
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
3
Performance Core Threads
32
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
32
12
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
16 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
3
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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20.0
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
136.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
GPU Base Frequency
-
MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2900 MHz
Execution Units
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4
AI Accelerator
NPU
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AMD Ryzen™ AI
Theoretical performance
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50 TOPS
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
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Cinebench R23
17,953
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Geekbench 6
1,432
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Geekbench 6
10,707
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Passmark CPU
2,608
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Passmark CPU
30,525
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