AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i5 9600

VS

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Intel Core i5 9600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz and Intel Core i5 9600 with 6 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 9MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 9600 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 170W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +95%

2942

Intel Core i5 9600

1507

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +227%

19092

Intel Core i5 9600

5834

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +91%

2277

Intel Core i5 9600

1186

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +284%

20503

Intel Core i5 9600

5336

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +58%

4317

Intel Core i5 9600

2726

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +405%

52013

Intel Core i5 9600

10296

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

VS

Intel Core i5 9600

General Parameters

Sep 2022

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Raphael

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-9600

AM5

Socket

LGA-1151

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

6

24

Performance Core Threads

6

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

5.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

12

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

47x

Multiplier

31x

-

L1 Cache

64 K per core

12 MB shared

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

9 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

83.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1050 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 9 7900X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 9600

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Related CPU Comparisons

1

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL

2

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3 9100

3

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL

4

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3 14100

5

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Pentium G4600

6

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7 10700F

7

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3 13100E

9

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3 8100

10

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Related News

1

CXMT Reportedly Achieves 80% Yield in DDR5 Production

2

Intel Wildcat Lake Appears on Shipping List with FCBGA1516 Socket, Poised to Replace Alder Lake-N

3

The Commencement of ARM and Qualcomm Licensing Dispute Trial: Potential Major Impact on PC Market

4

NVIDIA Allegedly Equips RTX 5080 with 30Gbps Memory Speed, Other Models to Feature 28Gbps

5

Intel Reports High Return Rates for Devices Featuring Snapdragon X Series; Qualcomm Counters with 'Industry Standard' Claim

6

Intel Confirms Panther Lake Adopts 18A Process, ES0 Samples Already Sent to Customers

7

Complete Lineup of Core Ultra 200HX/H/U and Core 200H/U Revealed: 31 Models to Dazzle the Eyes

8

Amechi Unveils V1 Mini PC: Only 0.33L Volume with 150W Power Consumption

9

iPhone 17 Series Set for Major Design Overhaul: Camera Module Transformed into Sleek Strip

10

The Thinnest iPhone Ever! iPhone 17 Air Reportedly Enters Foxconn's NPI Stage