Intel Core i7-4770K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Core i7-4770K vs Ryzen 9 9900X specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 9900X performs better than the Core i7-4770K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4770K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9900X has significantly more cores than the Core i7-4770K. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9900X has 12 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-4770K. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4770K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9900X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4770K. Also, the Ryzen 9 9900X has a significantly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4770K CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 9900X CPU because of its much lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 9 9900X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4770K. The Ryzen 9 9900X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-4770K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.