AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 9900X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i9 9900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 9900X with 10 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)

Intel Core i9 9900X 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i9 9900X +8%

1182

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Intel Core i9 9900X +86%

13994

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i9 9900X +25%

1455

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i9 9900X +96%

10273

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i9 9900X +11%

1165

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i9 9900X +84%

10704

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i9 9900X +8%

2565

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 9900X +56%

21833

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

VS

Intel Core i9 9900X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9900X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

165 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

92 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

10

12

Performance Core Threads

20

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

85 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9900X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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