Ultra 5 332 vs i9-9900

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	978	1018
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i9	no data
Power efficiency	6.02	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Panther Lake (2026)
Release date	23 April 2019 (6 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$439	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	2
Low Power Efficient-cores	no data	4
Threads	16	6
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA2540
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	W

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	LPDDR5X-7467, DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel® Graphics
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	DirectX 12 Ultimate
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900 and Core Ultra 5 332.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.27	8.76
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	6

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