CPU Comparison

Intel Core i9 9900X

10C / 20T

3.5 - 4.4 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Intel Core i9 9960X

16C / 32T

3.1 - 4.4 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X1,182

Intel Core i9 9960X1,075

Difference: 10.0% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X13,994

Intel Core i9 9960X17,953

Difference: 28.3% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X455

Intel Core i9 9960X457

Difference: 0.4% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X4,855

Intel Core i9 9960X6,671

Difference: 37.4% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X1,455

Intel Core i9 9960X1,432

Difference: 1.6% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X10,273

Intel Core i9 9960X10,707

Difference: 4.2% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X1,165

Intel Core i9 9960X1,173

Difference: 0.7% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X10,704

Intel Core i9 9960X15,176

Difference: 41.8% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X2,565

Intel Core i9 9960X2,608

Difference: 1.7% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 9900X21,833

Intel Core i9 9960X30,525

Difference: 39.8% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.5 GHz

Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

4.4 GHz

Boost Frequency

4.4 GHz

165 W

TDP

165 W

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-2066

Skylake

Architecture

Skylake

14nm

Manufacturing

14nm

2018

Release Year

2018

20MB shared

L3 Cache

22MB shared

DDR4-2666

Memory Support

DDR4-2666

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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