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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Cpu
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Intel Core i9 9900K Cpu
Intel Core i9 9900K
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A new price cut helps consolidate the Intel Core i9-9900K as the go-to powerhouse processor for gaming and creative tasksRead more
The Intel Core i9-9900KS adds a booster rocket to one of the fastest gaming processors out there, but at a cost that most gamers don't need to pay to get the most out of their machines.Read more
More cores, higher frequencies, and performance-boosting Solder TIM place the Core i9-9900K ahead of the pack. Just be prepared to pay for it.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.9 GHz3.0 GHz3.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.5 GHz4.7 GHz5.0 GHz5.0 GHz
Number of cores8888
Number of threads1681616
Thermal Design Power (TDP)105.0 W65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Idle states
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bus type
N/A
N/A
N/A
DMI3

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyes
N/A
yes
TypeNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
12.0
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache32 MB12 MB16 MB16 MB
Cache typeL3Smart Cache
N/A
Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
N/A
2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Dual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
128.0 GB
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
41.6 GB/s
N/A
41.6 GB/s

Features

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161616
Thermal monitoring technologies
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Supported instruction sets
N/A
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
N/A
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bit
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Scalability
N/A
1S
N/A
1S

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