Intel Core i9-9900 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V

Core i9-9900 vs Core Ultra 7 256V specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-9900 beats the Core Ultra 7 256V in overall performance. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 256V has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i9-9900 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-9900 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V. Also, the Core i9-9900 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 7 256V has more L2 cache than the Core i9-9900. Despite this, the Core i9-9900 has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V.

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 i9-9900 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.