Intel Core i9 9960X 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
i9-9960X
-
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
85 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
32
12
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
38
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
1,075
1,690
Cinebench R23
17,953
12,810
Geekbench 6
1,432
3,051
Geekbench 6
10,707
14,235
Passmark CPU
2,608
-
Passmark CPU
30,525
-
Cinebench 2024
-
115
Cinebench 2024
-
860