CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.4 Base / 5.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 120W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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Intel

INTEL

Core Ultra 9 386H

CORE STATE Panther Lake

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.1 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 45W

ARCHITECTURE Panther Lake

nm

PROCESS 3 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2026

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

12,552

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,519

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,886

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

9,114

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

13,929

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,286

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,680

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

660

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,503

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,753

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

46,438

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,555

N/A

geekbench_multicore

19,827

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,341

N/A

passmark_data_compression

683,579

N/A

passmark_data_encryption

33,421

N/A

passmark_extended_instructions

55,243

N/A

passmark_find_prime_numbers

436

N/A

passmark_floating_point_math

120,083

N/A

passmark_integer_math

181,056

N/A

passmark_multithread

54,643

N/A

passmark_physics

3,381

N/A

passmark_random_string_sorting

72,013

N/A

passmark_single_thread

4,672

N/A

passmark_singlethread

4,672

N/A

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9900X

Ultra 9 386H

Core Specs

Cores

12

16 +33.3%

Threads

24

16 -33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.4

2.1 -52.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.6

4.9 -12.5%

Frequency (GHz)

4.4

2.1 -52.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.6

4.9 -12.5%

Multiplier

44

21 -52.3%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

192 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

2.5 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

18 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

120

45 -62.5%

PPT

162 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Panther Lake

Codename

Granite Ridge

Panther Lake

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Ultra 9 (Panther Lake-H)

Process Size

4 nm

3 nm

Transistors

16,630 million

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Die Size

2x 70.6 mm²

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Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5, LPDDR5X

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

115.2 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

No

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

Intel BGA 2540

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

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PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 12 Lanes (CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

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P-Cores: 4 E-Cores: 12

E-Core Frequency

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1600 MHz up to 3.7 GHz

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

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AI/NPU

NPU

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Yes /50 TOPS

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Intel Xe3 Graphics

Other

Market

Desktop

Mobile

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$499

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Part Number

100-000000662

SA4R5 Q9EH

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-BGA

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

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