AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i5 9600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Intel Core i5 9600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz 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 Threadripper 2990WX '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 9600 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i5 9600 +20%

1507

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +28%

7480

Intel Core i5 9600

5834

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i5 9600 +21%

1186

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +224%

17328

Intel Core i5 9600

5336

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i5 9600 +19%

2726

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +209%

31873

Intel Core i5 9600

10296

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i5 9600

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-9600

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

6

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

31x

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

No

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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

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 Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 9600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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