AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5 9600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Intel Core i5 9600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 9600K with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Intel Core i5 9600K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Intel Core i5 9600K +27%

1185

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Intel Core i5 9600K +2%

6590

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i5 9600K +50%

1566

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i5 9600K +46%

6338

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Intel Core i5 9600K +21%

1198

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +4%

5881

Intel Core i5 9600K

5650

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Intel Core i5 9600K +24%

2738

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +21%

13019

Intel Core i5 9600K

10716

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i5 9600K

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-9600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

6

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

9 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 9600K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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