i9-9900KS vs Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated742
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Core i9
Power efficiencyno data3.68
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date29 April 2019 (6 years ago)28 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$513

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3740
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt127 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.2 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Core i9-9900KS.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2019 28 October 2019
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 127 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 21% lower power consumption.

i9-9900KS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Intel Core i9-9900KS. We've got no test results to judge.

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