Intel Core i9-9960X vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,612

Rank #104

vs
5,541

Rank #454

6,612
5,541

Core i9-9960X wins by 16.2% (Rank #104 vs #454)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,304

Rank #176

vs
5,863

Rank #323

6,304
5,863

Core i9-9960X wins by 7% (Rank #176 vs #323)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,073

Rank #94

vs
5,059

Rank #594

7,073
5,059

Core i9-9960X wins by 28.5% (Rank #94 vs #594)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,580

Rank #160

vs
4,782

Rank #549

5,580
4,782

Core i9-9960X wins by 14.3% (Rank #160 vs #549)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,756

Rank #147

vs
4,820

Rank #538

5,756
4,820

Core i9-9960X wins by 16.3% (Rank #147 vs #538)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,741

Rank #135

vs
4,768

Rank #624

5,741
4,768

Core i9-9960X wins by 16.9% (Rank #135 vs #624)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-9960X Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
8
+75%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,600 MHz
+16.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
31x
26x
+16.1%
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
62 KB
+93.9%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
22 MiB
8 MiB
+65.3%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
15 W
90.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
7 nm
50% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-9960X Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-9000 --
Model Number i9-9960X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake X Refresh Cezanne-U
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket Socket FP6
Package FCLGA-2066 FC-BGA1140
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,684.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-9960X
Intel
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
AMD

Family

Core i9-9960X
Core
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Series

Core i9-9960X
i9-9000
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Model Number

Core i9-9960X
i9-9960X
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-9960X
Skylake
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Core Name

Core i9-9960X
Skylake X Refresh
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Cezanne-U

Core Family

Core i9-9960X
6
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Socket

Core i9-9960X
Socket
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Socket FP6

Package

Core i9-9960X
FCLGA-2066
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
FC-BGA1140

Chipset

Core i9-9960X
Lewisburg
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Memory Type

Core i9-9960X
DDR4-2666
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
DDR4

ECC Support

Core i9-9960X
No
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-9960X
3.0
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-9960X
x16, x8, x4
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Market Segment

Core i9-9960X
Desktop
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-9960X
$1,684.00
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-9960X
No
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-9960X Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Process 14 nm 7 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 180 mm²
Transistor Count -- 10,700
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-9960X
14 nm
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
7 nm

Die Area

Core i9-9960X
484 mm²
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
180 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-9960X
--
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
10,700

Manufacturer

Core i9-9960X
Intel
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
TSMC

Technology

Core i9-9960X
CMOS
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

Word Size

Core i9-9960X
64-bit
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

ISA

Core i9-9960X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-9960X Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64