Intel Core i5 9600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Core i5 9600K

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 9MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

1185

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +40%

1670

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

6590

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +234%

22046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

1566

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +42%

2235

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

6338

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +98%

12589

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

1198

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +36%

1639

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

5650

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +148%

14023

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

2738

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +26%

3470

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600K

10716

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +265%

39196

Intel Core i5 9600K

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i5-9600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

6

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

6

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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