Core i9-9900K vs Ryzen 5 9600X
Intel · Released Oct 19, 2018
DiscontinuedCore i9-9900K
- SocketLGA1151 v2
- MemoryDDR4
- LGA1151 v2: Needs a 300-series motherboard; doesn't fit 100- or 200-series boards despite the same socket.
- Threads
- 16
- Cores
- 8
- Max Boost
- 5GHz
- L3 Cache
- 16MB
- Base Clock
- 3.6GHz
- TDP
- 95W
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Side-by-side
Core i9-9900K has about a 1% higher spec score than Ryzen 5 9600X and launched at $209 more.
$488
Launch MSRP
$279(better)
49.2(better)
Spec score
48.6
16(better)
Threads
12
8(better)
Cores
6
5GHz
Max Boost
5.4GHz(better)
16MB
L3 Cache
32MB(better)
3.6GHz
Base Clock
3.9GHz(better)
95W
TDP
65W(better)
LGA1151 v2
Socket
AM5
DDR4
Memory
DDR5
Oct 19, 2018
Released
Aug 8, 2024