AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i9-11900K

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X $449
Intel Core i9-11900K $539
12 Cores
24 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
Socket
AM5
Socket
LGA 1200
iGPU
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
iGPU
UHD 750 1300MHz
GB6S 3,420
84%
GB6S 2,450
60%
GB6M 20,580
77%
GB6M 11,100
42%
CB23S 2,230
86%
CB23S 1,665
64%
CB23M 33,040
77%
CB23M 16,210
38%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 5
Architecture
Rocket Lake
Family
Ryzen 9000
Family
Core 11th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Granite Ridge
Eldora
Granite Ridge 2CCD
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Codename
Rocket Lake-S
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Cypress Cove
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/2/2024
Release Date
3/16/2021
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N4X
N6 (IO Die)
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Node
14nm++++
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Die Size
2x 71 mm²
122 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Transistor Count
2x 8.3 Billion
3.4 Billion (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
6.9 Billion
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12 Cores
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8 Cores
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24 Threads
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16 Threads
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4.4GHz
5.6GHz Boost
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3.5GHz
5.2GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
32GB/s
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bi-directional
64GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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16MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2800MHz
Transfer Rate
5600MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
44.8GB/s
Bandwidth
89.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
120W
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TDP
125W
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295W Peak
Temp
95°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x24 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
128 Shaders
2200MHz
UHD 750 1300MHz
256 Shaders
1300MHz
No NPU
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GNA 2.0
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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