Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 8 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1043

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +108%

2170

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3982

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +382%

19225

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1314

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +141%

3178

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3782

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +344%

16803

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

28

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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