Ultra 7 266V vs Ryzen 5 9600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking312not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.99no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency27.63no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Low Power Efficient-coresno data4
Threads128
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm3 nm
Die size70.6 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors8,315 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4AIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon GraphicsIntel Arc Graphics 140V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes244
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.98 13.27
Recency 8 August 2024 24 September 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 5 9600X has 50% more threads.

Ultra 7 266V, on the other hand, has 570.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 month, 33.3% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 7 266V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 266V is a notebook one.


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