Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs i9-9900KF

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	674	442
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.21	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i9	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	11.46	52.48
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)	1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$488	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	54 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 880M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KF and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.72	15.82
Recency	7 January 2019	1 October 2024
Threads	16	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	28 Watt

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