AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Intel Core i5 9600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i5 9600KF 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 Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 9MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 9600KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Intel Core i5 9600KF +7%

1251

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +264%

26292

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Intel Core i5 9600KF +24%

1618

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +33%

8391

Intel Core i5 9600KF

6268

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +278%

333

Intel Core i5 9600KF

88

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Intel Core i5 9600KF +13%

1206

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +113%

11876

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Intel Core i5 9600KF +18%

2752

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +179%

29986

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i5 9600KF

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jan 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-9600KF

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

95 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

6

48

Performance Core Threads

6

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

24

Total Core Count

6

48

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

9 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 9600KF

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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