Intel Core i9 9900KS 8-core LGA1151

Intel Core i9 9900KS 8-core LGA1151

Intel
64 Overall Score
vs
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC
80 Overall Score

Scores

Productivity
Intel
67
SMC
94
Server
Intel
50
SMC
90
Ai Llm
Intel
54
SMC
85
Budget
Intel
68
SMC
49
Gaming
Intel
62
SMC
51
Efficiency
Intel
56
SMC
42

Specifications

Intel Core i9 9900KSSMC EPYC 9555P
Processor
BrandIntelAMD
SeriesCore i9EPYC
Model9900KS9555P
CodenameCoffee LakeTurin
Classdesktopserver
Process144★
Cores & Clocks
Cores864★
P-cores—64★
Threads
16
128
Base Clock
4,000
3,200
Boost Clock
5,000
4,400
Cache
L2 Cache264★
L3 Cache
16
256
Performance
PassMark Multi
19,368
135,217
PassMark Single
3,025
3,756
Memory
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5★
Max SpeedNo data
6,000
Max Memory
128
No data
ECC—✓★
Platform & Power
SocketLGA1151AMD Socket SP5
PCIe—5.0
PCIe LanesNo data
128
TDP127★360
Max Turbo Power—400★
Unlocked✓★✗
Graphics & AI
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 630—

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i9 9900KS 8-core LGA1151

  • Strong feature (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong single thread (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong ai (77th percentile)
  • Strong multi thread (76th percentile)

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

  • Strong multi thread (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong platform (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile

Pricing

Intel Core i9 9900KS 8-core LGA1151

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: SMC EPYC 9555P

Scores 80 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 26 specs.

Intel Core i9 9900KS Better at:

BudgetGamingEfficiency

SMC EPYC 9555P Better at:

Ai LlmServerProductivity

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