i9-9900 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
13.13
+26.6%
Core i9-9900
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.37

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z outperforms Core i9-9900 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking577753
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRembrandt (Zen 3+)Intel Core i9
Power efficiency44.3815.10
Architecture codenameRembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date20 April 2022 (2 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 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 speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.75 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP7FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® 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-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 13.13
+26.6%
i9-9900 10.37

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 20863
+26.7%
i9-9900 16468

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1458
i9-9900 1603
+9.9%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 6461
i9-9900 7193
+11.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.13 10.37
Integrated graphics card 15.33 3.09
Recency 20 April 2022 23 April 2019
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has a 26.6% higher aggregate performance score, 396.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-9900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is a notebook processor while Core i9-9900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Core i9-9900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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