Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U vs i9-9900KS

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9900KS
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 127 Watt
12.26
+16.8%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.50

Core i9-9900KS outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking623737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.95no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9no data
Power efficiency9.1466.25
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Rembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date26 May 2019 (5 years ago)19 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$513no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed4 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier40no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size180 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FP7
Power consumption (TDP)127 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-9900KS 12.26
+16.8%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 10.50

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-9900KS 19472
+16.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 16679

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-9900KS 1811
+4.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 1735

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-9900KS 8631
+30.1%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6632

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-9900KS 8183
+35%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6062

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-9900KS 51779
+60.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 32262

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-9900KS 14884
+31.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 11322

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-9900KS 3.6
+115%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 7.74

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-9900KS 23
+43%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 16

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-9900KS 2058
+41%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 1460

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-9900KS 216
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 233
+7.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-9900KS 2.45
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 2.79
+13.9%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-9900KS 12.2
+121%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 5.5

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-9900KS 123
+41.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 86

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-9900KS 279
+24.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 224

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-9900KS 8353
+56.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 5343

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-9900KS 9100
+40.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6489

Blender(-)

i9-9900KS 225
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 397
+76.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-9900KS 1372
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 1453
+5.9%

7-Zip Single

i9-9900KS 5734
+9.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 5229

7-Zip

i9-9900KS 55735
+47.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 37857

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.26 10.50
Integrated graphics card 3.09 16.29
Recency 26 May 2019 19 April 2022
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 127 Watt 15 Watt

i9-9900KS has a 16.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, on the other hand, has 427.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 746.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-9900KS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-9900KS is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-9900KS and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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